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FZPN03 KNHC 091509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.W OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS W
OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
13 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE
FROM 30N125W TO 20N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. SE OF
FRONT TO LINE 30N135W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO
24N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 20N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO
27N140W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 130W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO
20N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N116W
TO 20N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NW.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUND BY A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N106W TO 20N138W
TO 30N123W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 110W AND 117W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N106W
TO 06N93W TO 00N95W TO 03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO 10N96W TO 02N96W TO
03.4S110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 18N W
OF 137W. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 106.5W AND 110W...
INCLUDING S PORTION OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 107W AND
110W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT JAN 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 07N91W. ITCZ FROM 07N91W TO
07N100W TO 08N106W TO 05N123W TO 05N131W TO BEYOND 03N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 96W TO 101W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 111W AND
118W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 130W AND 134W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.