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FZPN03 KNHC 200932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS....WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 112W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO 11N100W  N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 
92W AND 109W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N98W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 24N137W TO 16N140W.  N OF 22N E OF FRONT 
TO 132W  SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY.  SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 130W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1004 MB AT 26N138W WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 27N134W TO 20N133W TO 10N140W.  N OF 18N E OF FRONT TO 128W  
SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.  N OF 20N W OF 
FRONT  N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE W OF 120W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1003 MB AT 24N134W WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM 24N129W TO 10N131W.  WITHIN 150 TO 300 NM OF LOW PRES  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
115W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.N OF 09N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF 
FONSECA..NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 
07N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.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 12N E OF 90W... INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC SUN JAN 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N92W THEN ITCZ TO 06N109W TO 
07N116W TO 06N126W TO 09N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM OF AXIS FROM 98W TO 110W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.