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FZPN03 KNHC 172143
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 12N97W TO 12N99W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N99W TO 11N104W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 98W AND 104W. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT BETWEEN 95W AND 100W AND 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 100W AND 
104W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 13N97W TO 11N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 17 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1O TO 16 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 94W AND 102W AND 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 102W AND 
104W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 13N97W TO 11N102W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 17 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL 
EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT FT BETWEEN 95W AND 104W.

.FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 130W WINDS 20 OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 22N140W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 
127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
FROM 10N TO 22N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 134W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY UN NW SWELL.

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

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. N OF 12N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W TO 08N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT GULF OF FONSECA N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT GULF OF FONSECA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC THU JAN 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 08N85W TO 08N90W. ITCZ 
AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N90W TO 07N97W TO 09N112W TO 07N125W TO
06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.