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FZPN03 KNHC 112134
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI JAN 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N112W TO 20N120W. N OF 20N W OF 
130W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 10N118W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF A LINE FROM 
25N112W TO 06N115W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
30N130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN AN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N130W TO 23N110W TO 17N110W TO 
08N120W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST W CENTRAL PART. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 08N120W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N140W TO 09N125W 
TO 20N120W TO 27N140W TO 07N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 22N120W TO 10N120W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 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 FRI JAN 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 09N78W TO 04N95W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N95W TO 07N120W TO 08N130W 
TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 
129W AND 132W...WITHIN 60-120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 130W AND 
134W...AND ALSO WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 136W AND 139W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.