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FZPN03 KNHC 092147
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JAN 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.NW OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W
TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 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.
.18 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. 
.24 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 24N114W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL... HIGHEST NW.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 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.

.AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 28N115W TO 22.5N110W TO 20N106W TO
20N140W TO 22.5N129W TO 30N121W TO 30N116W TO 28.5N114.5W
TO 28N115W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 114W AND 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N106W
TO 10N101W TO 04N93W TO 02S104W TO 03.4S104W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 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. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 27.5N...AND
ADJACENT PACIFIC WATERS N OF 22.5N BETWEEN 110W AND 111W...NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL OUTSIDE OF GULF
OF CALIFORNIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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.

.36 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 2130 UTC SAT JAN 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 07N92W. ITCZ FROM 07N93W TO
07N100W TO 07.5N105W TO 07N117W TO 03N126W TO BEYOND 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 96W TO 101W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 180
NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 136W.  

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.