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FZPN03 KNHC 021520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 24N140W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 128W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
30N140W. FROM 14N TO 26N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N133W TO 22N140W.
N OF 27N W OF 137W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 125W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW
WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO
26N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N131W TO 20N140W.
N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
S OF 24N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 122W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 24N E OF
FRONT TO 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OLD WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO
20N121W. NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING 30N140W. N OF 28N W OF 137W
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF 20N W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 23N BETWEEN 125W AND 138W.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 14N
BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN
93W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM
07N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 04N TO 14N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC JAN 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

ITCZ FROM 05N91W TO 04N100W TO 05N115W TO 05N125W TO 03N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND
118W...AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.