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FZPN03 KNHC 151530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 12N97.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 30N138W TO 20N128W TO 17N112W 
TO 13N110W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NORTHERLY SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 28N138W TO 
20N120W TO 12N114W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN PRIMARILY N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 106W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 11N99W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE JAN 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 08N84W TO 06N100W. ITCZ 06N100W TO 08N120W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 113W AND 
118W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.