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FZPN03 KNHC 162145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W TO 96W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W
AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 29.5N137W THEN DISSIPATING TO
39N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N124W
TO 24N129W TO 20N129W TO 13N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT NW OF
AREA. W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 19 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W
TO 13N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 19N126W TO 12N114W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. W OF LINE
FROM 30N119W TO 10N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N114W TO 19N120W
TO 10N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 29N140W. W OF LINE
FROM 30N117W TO 27N118W TO 10N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N137W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 24N112W TO 16N117W TO 10N117W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N117W
TO 25N114W TO 10N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 21N108W TO 10N108W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 23N113W TO 10N123W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 20N105W TO 10N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF LINE FROM 13N116W TO 10N110W TO
03.4S110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 00N TO 19N W
OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF
LINE FROM 10N105W TO 03.4S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 25N TO 27N BETWEEN 115W TO 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST MERGED WITH STATIONARY FRONT SECTION. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 21N E OF 107W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 30N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N 94W AND 11W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN SW WELL. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
09.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC SAT JAN 16... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

TROUGH FROM 08N93W TO 05N98W TO 06N105W. ITCZ FROM 06N105W TO
05N110W TO 04N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 02N TO 07N W OF 134W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO
06N BETWEEN 130W TO 134W. 

$$
.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.