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FZPN03 KNHC 132201
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 119W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 19N105W TO 10N107W TO
04N116W TO 00N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO
09N96W TO 03.4S104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 209 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
18N112W TO 12N98W TO 03.4S98W EXCEPT N OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO
26N128W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W
TO 22N113W TO 17N117W TO 10N98W TO 03.4S94W EXCEPT N OF 22N W OF
121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W
TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 136W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N128W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. 

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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. 

.TROUGH FROM 09N134W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06N136W 1010 MB TO
04N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER
SIDE OF TROUGH. 

CONVECTION VALID 2145 UTC WED JAN 13... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

TROUGH FROM 08N85W TO 06N92W TO 05N97W. ITCZ FROM 05N97W TO
08N111W THEN RESUMES NEAR 07N115W TO 04N123W TO 07N132W THEN
RESUMES NEAR 04N137W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 04N TO TROUGH BETWEEN 89W AND 93W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 115W AND 120W. 

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.