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FZPN03 KNHC 231549
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W TO 10N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 10N102W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 06N TO 14N
BETWEEN 92W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.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
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 03N TO 14N
BETWEEN 92W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 02N
TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS MERGED WITH AREA
DESCRIBED NEXT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 110W...EXCEPT AS
NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 14N W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 28N
BETWEEN 127W AND 133W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 134W TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF
23N W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
BETWEEN 112W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 16N W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 12N BETWEEN 91W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
10.5N86W TO 09N88W TO 07N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 15 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE A FROM 13N88W TO 12N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 30 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N88W TO 08N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
13N88W TO 11N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 07N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT E OF 88W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT N OF 10N E OF 88W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 79.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
FROM 01.5N TO 04.5N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC SAT JAN 23... 

.TROUGH FROM 04N81W TO 06N77W...SCATTERED MODERATE S OF TROUGH
TO COAST N OF 00N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
.ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N86W TO 03N92 TO 06N110W TO 04N130W TO 00N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS W OF
105W...WITHIN 270 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 112W AND WITHIN
120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 132W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.