000 FZPN03 KNHC 310304 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED OCT 31 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC WED OCT 31. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 02. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ROSA NEAR 14.5N 117.0W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 31 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ROSA NEAR 14.7N 118.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ROSA NEAR 14.9N 119.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ROSA NEAR 14.5N 120.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ROSA NEAR 14.2N 121.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ROSA NEAR 14.0N 123.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 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 AT 0230 UTC WED OCT 31... .T.S. ROSA NEAR 14.5N 117.0W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 113W AND 118W. .ACAPULCO MEXICO...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 100W AND 103W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 08N90W TO 13N100W TO LOW PRES AT 15N108W 1011 MB. ITCZ FROM 11N134W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W. $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.