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FZPN03 KNHC 100326
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. ELSEWHERE N OF 
21N W OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 21N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF A LINE FROM 21N106W TO 10N106W TO 
00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 26N120W 
TO 22N130W. N OF 22N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... 
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E OF 125W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 127W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E OF 125W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
FROM 08N TO 27N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE W OF 
A LINE FROM 26N113W TO 10N115W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.06 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 2O 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 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 0300 UTC THU JAN 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 05N77W TO 08N82W TO 07N90W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N90W TO 
08N110W TO 09N124W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W AND 127W...AND ALSO WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 123W AND 128W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.