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FZPN03 KNHC 011505
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI JAN 01 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N
TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 22N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N136W TO 26N140W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO LINE 30N128W TO 25N136W SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE FROM
30N128W TO 10N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 22N140W. N OF 27N W
OF 135W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 27N BETWEEN 125WAND 128W SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 15N W OF 125W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 21N140W.  N OF 24N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO14 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 24N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO
20N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

.WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC JAN 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ FROM 04.5N89W TO 05N122W TO 02N135W TO BEYOND 03N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W AND 124W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.