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FZPN03 KNHC 212154
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N132W 1006 MB WITH ASSOCIATED 
OCCLUDED FRONT TO 29N131W THEN COLD FRONT TO 20N125W TO 15N126W
TO 07N140W. BETWEEN 360 NM AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW PRES N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N131W 1009 MB WITH DISSIPATING 
OCCLUDED FRONT TO 28N130W THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N124W TO 16N125W 
TO 10N127W THEN DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 06N140W. W OF A 
LINE FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 
TO 18 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
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 13N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 
92W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 110W AND 116W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 
92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.LOW PRES AT 27N137W 1006 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 28N135W TO 
24N134W TO 20N135W TO 16N140W. N OF 19N E OF FRONT TO 128W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N OF 27N E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 22N133W 1006 MB WITH OCCLUDED 
FRONT TO 29N132W THEN COLD FRONT TO 20N125W TO 07N140W. FROM
18N TO 27N WITHIN 300 NM E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 18N W OF 135W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 131W 10 TO 
15 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N132W 1006 MB WITH OCCLUDED 
FRONT TO 29N131W THEN COLD FRONT TO 20N125W TO 15N126W TO 
07N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF 135W NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FROM 18N TO 26N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 07N W OF 131W 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N131W 1009 MB WITH DISSIPATING
OCCLUDED FRONT TO 28N130W THEN COLD FRONT TO 24N124W TO 16N125W
TO 10N127W THEN DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 06N140W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM SE OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 
25N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 20N TO 26N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 12N 10 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N93W  
...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 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 2145 UTC MON JAN 21...
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 123W AND 129W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 07N88W TO 06N93W THEN 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ TO 07N106W TO 08N115W TO 10N126W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.