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FZPN03 KNHC 032144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN JAN 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN JAN 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 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.
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE TO NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 10N
BETWEEN 95W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT MIXED N AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N
TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE TO NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
14N95.5W TO 13N97W TO 12N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 26N123W TO 23N128W. N OF
28N BETWEEN 121W AND 123W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. SECOND COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 26N125W TO 24N131W. FROM 25N
TO 29N W OF SECOND FRONT TO 132W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N125W TO 26N126W TO 21N135W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W
OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LEADING FRONT DISSIPATED. WEAKENING COLD FRONT
FROM 30N114W TO 27N115W TO 21N119W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W
TO 27N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF NEW COLD FRONT SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF NEW COLD FRONT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM
29N115W TO 26N115W TO 20N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST OLD COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM
30N122W TO 26N127W TO 24N132W. W OF FRONT AND CONTINUING TO
20N135W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N134W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W
TO 25N112W TO 20N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 00N TO 20N W OF 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 01N TO 20N W OF 112W TO LINE FROM 20N135W
TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND
SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC JAN 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N88W TO 02N103W TO 06N113W TO 07N123W TO
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 110W AND
116W...FROM 03N TO 08N W OF 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.