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FZPN03 KNHC 080348
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JAN 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 13N96W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 112W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 
11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W  WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 25N E OF 120W  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  N OF 08N W OF 120W  NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 06N TO 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N E OF 116W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE 
W OF 110W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  
FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE JAN 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS 05N77W TO 05N85W THEN ITCZ TO 05N104W TO 
09N126W TO 07N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS 
FROM 115W TO 120W AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS FROM 128W TO 132W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.