000
FZPN03 KNHC 170401
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 14N96W TO 12N99W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
13N96W TO 12N98W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. FROM 24N TO 29N E OF 119W TO COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT FROM 24N TO 27N. FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 107W AND 109W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT BETWEEN 94W 
AND 102W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 94W AND 104W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC THU JAN 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N78W TO 08N86W TO 06N97W WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 07N110W TO 09N121W TO 07N131W TO
05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.