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FZPN03 KNHC 091508
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED JAN 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N140W TO 20N105W TO 10N105W TO 05N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N120W TO 15N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES... 
HIGHEST IN NW CORNER. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 115W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 27N115W TO 08N125W TO 08N140W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND 
WAVES...HIGHEST IN W PORTION OF AREA.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS LOWER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 2O TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED JAN 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 04N77W TO 08N90W THEN ITCZ TO 07N110W TO 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 130W TO 135W WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS. 

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.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.