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FZPN03 KNHC 221543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 10N100W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
12N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W AND FROM
07N TO 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 111W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 03N TO
14N BETWEEN 92W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 22N140W. N OF 16N W OF A LINE FROM
30N121W TO 16N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 16N140W.
S OF 16N W OF A LINE FROM 16N110W TO 10N94W TO 03.4S94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW
PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO
20N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND
W OF A LINE FROM 27N113W TO 13N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA AND S OF 23N W OF 108W...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 135W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10.5N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO
09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO
09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.  

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 79.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.39 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1245 UTC FRI JAN 22... 
.TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 02N81W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N85W TO 06N96W TO 02N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG S OF 00N W OF 137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.