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FZPN03 KNHC 270312
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W
AND 95.5W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN
93W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT N OF 26N.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N AND FROM 22N TO
23N BETWEEN 108W AND 109.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT S OF 30N W OF 110W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N W OF 110W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. W OF A LINE FROM 30N132W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH NE WIND WAVES. W OF A LINE FROM 30N136W
TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 10N117W TO 00N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 12N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 20N112W TO 09N114W TO 00N130W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18.5N TO 20.5N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
MEXICO...INCLUDING CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 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 0300 UTC WED JAN 27.. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
          
TROUGH FROM 06N84W TO 07N97W. ITCZ FROM 07N125W TO 04N120W TO
03N130W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 04N BETWEEN
88W AND 90W...AND FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 137W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.