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FZPN03 KNHC 311519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W AND 
132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.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. S OF 20N W OF 
130W AND FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 30N128W TO 20N134W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 13 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 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N 
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 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU JAN 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 03N78W TO 05N92W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 05N92W TO 07N118W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 
NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 116W AND 121W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.