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FZPN03 KNHC 071541
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC WED JAN 07 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N9.5W TO 15N95W TO 12N97.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 118W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
02N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 100W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN MAINLY NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
12N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 106W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 11.5N86W TO 10.5N88W...AND FROM 08N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 88W 
AND 92W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 07.5N TO 
10.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
07.5N95W... INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
08.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND AND SEAS.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
08.5N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 23N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N 
WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. W 
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN MERGING S AND 
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF LINE FROM 21N140W TO 25N134W 
TO 30N130.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX 
OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 19N140W. W OF LINE 
FROM 30N128W TO 17N136W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 20N125W 
TO 23N131W. W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 15N130W TO 05N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT

.FROM 18.5N TO 24N BETWEEN 106W AND 109W...INCLUDING THE 
ENTRANCE TO GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...FROM 12.5N TO 17.5N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 1500 UTC WED JAN 7...

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 23N140W WITH PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 
30N134W TO 18N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM E OF PRE 
FRONTAL TROUGH N OF 23N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...         
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 08.5N75W TO 03.5N81W 
TO 05N90W...THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 
05.5N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 108W AND 126W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.