000 FZPN03 KNHC 211520 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED DEC 21 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED DEC 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 23. .WARNINGS. ...GALE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 11N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 00N102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW SWELL S OF 05N. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 120W AND FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 10N100W TO 00N98W EXCEPT S OF 09N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW SWELL S OF 10N. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N W OF 132W AND FROM 09N TO 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 00N93W EXCEPT S OF 09N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT PRIMARILY SW TO W SWELL S OF 20N. .FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 109W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC WED DEC 21... SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 75 NM OF 14N138W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 05N93W TO 09N102W. 09N102W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N102W TO 11N112W TO 08N125W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150-180 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 125W. $$ .FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.