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FZPN03 KNHC 310941
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 128W AND FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 113W AND 
128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 18N123W TO 
16N112W TO 07N110W TO 04N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NE SWELL...MIXED WITH NW SWELL N OF 20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF A LINE FROM 
20N135W TO 14N125W TO 05N125W TO 00N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 30N132W TO 13N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 107W 
AND 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 17N TO 
20N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 
95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 10N100W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 
94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU JAN 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 09N85W TO 05N92W. THE ITCZ 05N92W TO 08N112W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 115W 
AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.