000 FZPN03 KNHC 041519 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SAT FEB 04 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 06. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES W OF AREA NEAR 31N144W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GALE FORCE WINDS N OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF LINE 30N125W TO 20N130W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W OF 135W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N116W TO 14N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. FROM 03N TO 14N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N120W TO 07N130W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 128W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 112W...AND S OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N112W TO 10N116W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS LOWER AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT FEB 4... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 06N78W TO 06N85W TO 05N110W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N110W TO 06N132W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 04N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. $$ FORECASTER GR