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FZPN03 KNHC 082146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI JAN 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT APPROACHING AREA NEAR 30N140W. NW OF LINE FROM
30N133W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED W AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N134W
TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE
NW OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. OVER FORECAST
WATERS NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO
24N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 22N134W TO 20N132W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26.5N140W. N OF 28N
E OF FRONT TO 130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 129W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT IN W TO NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W
TO 22N135W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...N OF 20W W OF LINE FROM 25N112W TO
20N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 23N130W TO
21N140W TO SECOND LINE FROM 26N114W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 25N115W TO 20N119W TO
SECOND LINE FROM 25N114W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 19N W OF 128W...AND FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 118W
AND 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO 10N99W TO 02N100W
TO 03.4S108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W
OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO 05N93W TO 03.4S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO 10N97W TO
00N97W TO 03.4S108W...EXCEPT S OF 05N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 2130 UTC THU JAN 07...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09.5N85W TO 05N96W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N97W
TO 06N110W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 04.5N130W TO BEYOND 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 87W AND
105W...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS W OF 122W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.