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FZPN03 KNHC 232112
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...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 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.LOW PRES 1008 MB AT 28N127W WITH COLD FRONT TO 10N127W. SURFACE 
TROUGH FROM 24N127W TO 11N140W. N OF 22N W OF 130W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 118W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 30N124W. FROM 12N 
TO 18N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1013 MB NEAR 29N123W. W OF 120W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 09N79W TO 05N80W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 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.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 03N77W TO 06N85W TO 06N91W THE ITCZ 
AXIS CONTINUES FROM 06N91W TO 07N112W. 

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC WED JAN 23...
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.