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FZPN03 KNHC 041449
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON JAN 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON JAN 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 99W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W 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 15N95W TO 13.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN
94W AND 99W...AND FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 104W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEA 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 101W AND 105W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND
95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 24N120W TO 19N133W. SECOND
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 19N W OF
FIRST FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 30N130W. N OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF A
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 25N116W TO 07N122W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING OVER BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W.
W OF FRONT SECOND NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM E OF SECOND
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO
24N114W TO 11N116W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT
FROM 30N124W TO 27N127W TO 19N140W N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 133W
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
NEAR 30N133W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N136W. REMAINDER OF AREA W
OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 20N111W TO 06N113W TO 00N130W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA NEAR 29N114W TO 23N120W TO 20N126W. N OF 10N W OF A
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 10N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 20
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N138W. FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 130W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N108W TO
07N105W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10.5N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 19N TO 21N E OF 107W...INCLUDING CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 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 1430 UTC JAN 04...

.TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 08N76W TO 03N81W...SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 02N TO 07N E OF 89W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

TROUGH FROM 09N86W TO 03N91W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 03N91W TO 01N105W
TO 04N113W THEN RESUMES FROM 03N119W TO 04N130W TO 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N TO 03N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W...FROM
06.5N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 133W AND 139W...AND FROM 03N TO 05N W OF
138W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.