000 FZPN03 KNHC 272140 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU JUN 27 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU JUN 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JUN 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JUN 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE COSME 20.9N 122.6W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC JUN 27 MOVING W-NW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 13N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW COSME NEAR 21.5N 127.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW COSME NEAR 21.5N 132.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW COSME NEAR 21.5N 137.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW COSME NEAR 22.0N 140.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N103W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N103W 1008 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC THU JUN 27... AREA OF SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 14N116W TO 10N120W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 11N100W TO 1012 MB LOW PRES AT 10N103W TO 11N107W AND RESUMES FROM 12N127W TO 07N138W THEN ITCZ TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS E OF 100W AND 210 NM N OF AXIS FROM 100W TO 108W. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.