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FZPN03 KNHC 221552
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 22N132W 1006 MB. NW OF A LINE 
FROM 30N134W TO 22N140W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N130W 1007 MB. BETWEEN 300 NM 
AND 570 NM IN NW QUADRANT OF LOW CENTER WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N99W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 96W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 23N134W 1005 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. OCCLUDED FRONT 
FROM 27N130W TO 30N135W TO 26N140W RESUMING NEAR 18N140W TO 
18N133W TO 23N134W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 17N134W TO 
15N140W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 120 
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 21N125W TO 30N129W SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N W OF 
134W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 20N120W TO 13N107W TO 00N107W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF A LINE 
FROM 30N129W TO 21N134W TO 16N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 20N129W 1010 MB. NW OF A LINE 
FROM 30N128W TO 15N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N123W TO 14N113W TO 
00N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N127W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH TO 
16N130W. WINDS AND SEAS MERGED WITH PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.LOW PRES NEAR 18N125W 1008 MB MOVING N-NW 15 KT. WITHIN 120 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 20N120W TO 13N107W TO 
00N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST N OF 10N W OF 125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N126W 1009 MB. WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 26N123W TO 22N130W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N123W TO 13N107W TO 00N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 30N123W TO 
23N127W. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 14N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 17N118W TO 00N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE JAN 22...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
19N119W TO 30N128W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 01N80W TO 05N87W TO 06N96W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N96W TO 
09N113W AND FROM 07N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N 
TO 11N BETWEEN 109W AND 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.