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FZPN03 KNHC 202121
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC WED JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO14N95.5W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND
96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. N OF 28N E
OF FRONT TO 132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 25N140W. N OF 27N E
OF FRONT TO 129W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT WITH
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 19N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 21N140W. W OF LINE
FROM 30N119W TO 13N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 06N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 02N TO
06N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 09N86W TO 03.4S98W... EXCEPT GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 10N87W TO 28N118W TO 14N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 25N AND 28N NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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. 

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED JAN 20... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

ITCZ FROM 01N81W TO 05N93W TO 05N116W TO 02N140W. NO
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.