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FZPN03 KNHC 092130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 140W. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 10N106W TO 06N106W TO 
00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 25N130W TO 22N140W. 
W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 30N140W. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N 
W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 25N123W 
TO 20N133W. N OF 20N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E OF 125W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SHEAR LINE FROM 25N112W 
TO 20N120W. N OF 20N W OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E OF 120W. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N AND ALSO ALONG 140W. FROM 09N TO 
20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE W OF 113W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 2O 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED JAN 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 08N78W TO 09N83W TO 07N92W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N92W TO 
08N120W TO 08N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 
11N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.