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FZPN03 KNHC 210339
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 15N95W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 15N95W.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N134W 1004 MB WITH ASSOCIATED 
OCCLUDED FRONT FROM LOW TO JUST N OF AREA AT 31N133W THEN COLD 
FRONT TO 24N131W TO 16N135W TO 09N140W. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 420 
NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 109W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 25N140W 1002 MB WITH OCCLUDED FRONT TO 27N137W 
THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N135W TO 17N140W. N OF 20N E OF FRONT TO 
130W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT N OF 26N. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N126W TO 15N129W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N135W 1003 MB. OCCLUDED FRONT 
TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 30N135W TO 27N133W THEN COLD FRONT TO
17N130W TO 08N133W AND WEAKENING FRONT TO 09N140W. WEAKENING 
FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 22N131W TO 16N132W TO 09N140W. N OF 18N E OF 
FRONT AND TROUGH TO 125W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 
18N W OF 137W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW FROM 18N 
TO 21N. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 10N120W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 128W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OCCLUDED FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW PRES NEAR
23N134W 1004 MB TO JUST N OF AREA AT 31N133W THEN COLD FRONT
TO 24N131W TO 17N135W AND DISSIPATING TROUGH TO 07N140W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 19N W OF 138W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 24N WITHIN 210 NM E AND NE OF FRONT 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 08N W OF 128W.

.N OF 09N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF 
FONSECA..NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 89W...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 0315 UTC MON JAN 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N75W TO 02N81W TO 08N87W TO 07N91W 
THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ TO 07N104W TO 07N115W TO 10N131W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 98W AND 101W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.