000 FZPN03 KNHC 200917 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE DEC 20 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 22. .WARNINGS. .NONE .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 120W AND FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W N OF LINE FROM 15N110W TO 00N135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 125W AND FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 10N100W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW SWELL S OF 05N. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 00N93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW SWELL S OF 12N E OF 125W. .FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0700 UTC TUE DEC 20... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 08N91W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N91W TO 09N107W TO 07N114W TO 10N132W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 75 NM S OF AXIS W OF 130W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 127W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.