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FZPN03 KNHC 032146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU JAN 03 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT.  SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W  N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W  N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 105W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N140W.  W OF FRONT WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS.  SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 
130W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 
26N140W.  FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 128W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
23N110W TO 13N100W TO 00N102W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W 
TO 23N140W.  W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 128W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 110W AND S OF 20N W 
OF 97W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N  NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 08N91W TO 07N99W THEN ITCZ TO 
06N133W TO 04N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM S OF AXIS 
E OF 89W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.