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FZPN03 KNHC 102134
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 26N123W TO 24N121W. W OF 
FRONT TO 129W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW CORNER. N OF 24N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
ALONG 140W. FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW CORNER. 
FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 24N129W TO 17N120W TO 
04N110W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SHEAR LINE FROM 25N112W 
TO 20N120W. W OF SHEAR LINE TO 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 09N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF A LINE 
FROM 25N112W TO 09N115W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 23N110W TO 08N120W. S OF 24N W 
OF SHEAR LINE TO 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 08N W OF A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 
24N120W TO 08N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NE SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 140W. ELSEWHERE W AND NW OF A 
LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N113W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS TO 13 FT N 
OF 24N.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU JAN 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 06N78W TO 05N90W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N90W TO 05N110W TO 08N122W 
TO 06N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 117W AND 120W...AND ALSO WITHIN 150 NM S OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 123W AND 126W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.