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FZPN03 KNHC 152118
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 KT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N W OF 136W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N138W TO
28N140W. N OF 28N W OF 134W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19
TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO
18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NW. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 18N132W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM
30N116W TO 18N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 24N112W
TO 18N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 12N W OF 123W TO LINE FROM 09N123W TO 05N140W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE
FROM 20N125W TO 12N112W TO 05N120W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N W OF 120W TO LINE FROM 09N120W TO
05N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
S OF 18N W OF LINE FROM 18N130W TO 10N115W TO 06N120W TO 00N120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
LINE FROM 18N117W TO 08N117W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 07N140W. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 21N TO 27N E OF 109W
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC FRI JAN 15... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

ITCZ FROM 04N94W TO 06N106W TO 06N122W THEN RESUMES NEAR 06N127W
TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED. 

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.