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FZPN03 KNHC 312134
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W...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 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 300 NM N OF A LINE FROM 07N130W TO 
05N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 10N110W TO 
00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 121W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 116W AND 123W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 180 NM N OF A LINE 
FROM 06N133W TO 09N125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N140W TO 15N113W TO 00N120W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 10N W OF 130W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 
91W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.06 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N136W TO 22N140W. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 20N131W TO 10N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU JAN 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 03N78W TO 04N92W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N92W TO 07N120W TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 18N BETWEEN 114W AND 124W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.