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FZPN03 KNHC 051530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N96W TO 12N100W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. 
FROM 06N TO 24N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND S OF 15N 
W OF 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 
24N130W. FROM 07N TO 28N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 113W AND 125W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 103W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 28N114W TO 
22N124W. W OF TROUGH TO 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N. FROM 09N TO 28N W OF 
124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 27N113W TO 
09N113W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10.5N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE 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 SAT JAN 05...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 106W AND 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 07N77W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06N79W 1009 
MB TO 05N87W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 05N87W TO 05N100W TO 07N113W THEN RESUMES FROM 07N117W TO 
06N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH 
E OF LOW...WITHIN 45 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 103W AND 108W...AND 
WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 117W AND 127W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.