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FZPN03 KNHC 090338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N139.5W TO 29.5N141W. WITHIN 60 NM SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF
LINE FROM 30N132W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED W AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N133W
TO 24.5N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 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 30N133W TO 26N140W. N OF 28.5N
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 23N135W TO 14N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W
OF FRONT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 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 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 24N123W TO
20N133W TO WITHIN 30 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH GULF OF CALIFORNIA...FROM
20N TO 22N E OF 113W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 130W...AND FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W
AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO 13N100W TO 01N96W
TO 03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST SW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 116W AND 127W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W
OF LINE FROM 20N105.5W TO 15N101W TO 02N97W TO 03.4S108W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 08N TO 12N. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 26N E OF 109.5W...INCLUDING S
PORTIONS OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 28N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 22N.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC SAT JAN 09...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM SE OF COLD FRONT FROM
30N139.5W TO 29.5N141W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09.5N85W TO 05N96W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N98W
TO 06N115W TO BEYOND 03.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
CONVECTION NOTED FROM 01.5N TO 06.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 106W...AND
WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS W OF 116W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.