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FZPN03 KNHC 161507
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N94W TO 11N97W TO 13N99W TO 16N95W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 35 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 12N94W TO 10.5N97W TO 13N100W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. W OF LINE FROM
30N132W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO
17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED...COLD FRONT
APPROACH NW PORTION. W OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM
30N121W TO 14N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. N OF 29N
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT
WITH MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
15N123W TO 08N115W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL... HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N W OF 133W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 06N TO 10N W OF
125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 19N107W TO 10N110W TO 00N123W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 17N140W TO 17N127W TO 10N113W TO
00N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 09N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 14N140W TO 14N122W TO 
10N114W TO 00N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N E OF 107W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28.5N NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N 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 LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 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 16... 

.LOW PRES 04N78W 1008 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 03N83W. ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF LOW AND TROUGH.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

TROUGH FROM 08N92W TO LOW PRES 05N97W 1008 MB TO 06N105W. ITCZ
AXIS FROM 06N015W TO 06N113W TO 05N135W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 03N96W TO 05N103W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM
09N110W TO 05N118W AND 60 NM OF LINE FROM 05N130W TO 05N140W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.