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FZPN03 KNHC 150920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE
FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 25N135W TO
20N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N138W TO
28N140W. E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 28N140W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N123W TO 20N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
24N116W TO 20N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.N OF 20N E OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 24N130W TO 21N140W TO
ANOTHER LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N115W TO 20N122W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N118W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 20N W OF
LINE FROM 20N122W TO 12N110W TO 02N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 02N BETWEEN 112W
AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM
20N135W TO 11N114W TO 00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 00N125W TO 03N120W
TO 03.4S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO
15 FT W OF LINE FROM 15N135W TO 10N140W. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF
LINE FROM 20N124W TO 10N114W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT W
OF LINE FROM 20N131W TO 15N135W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI JAN 15... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

ITCZ AXIS FROM 07N88W TO 08N93W TO 04N120W TO 03N130W TO
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04.5N TO 06N BETWEEN 124W AND
125.5W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.