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FZPN03 KNHC 181535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 12N99W TO 10N103W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 
92W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 113W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 20N W OF 135W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N130W TO 09N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1004 MB W OF AREA NEAR 28N142W. 
FRONTAL TROUGH 30N138W TO 16N138W. N OF 20N E OF TROUGH TO 130W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 19N W OF TROUGH SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N120W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 12N FROM 
87W TO 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W...INCLUDING
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 05N80W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 1500 UTC FRI JAN 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 06N91W THEN ITCZ TO 08N107W TO 
09N122W TO 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.