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FZPN03 KNHC 212145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU JAN 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 23.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND
96W N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 90
NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W TO 11N99W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 24N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
LINE FROM 30N129W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 17 FT
IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF LINE FROM 10N87W TO 28N118W TO
14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 22N140W. W OF
LINE FROM 30N119W TO 13N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W OF 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO
13N123W...AND S OF 13N W OF 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 THU JAN 21... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...    

.ITCZ FROM 03N88W TO 06N96W TO 05N120W TO 03N137W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS W OF 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.