000 FZPN03 KNHC 010950 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SUN JAN 01 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SUN JAN 01. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 02. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 03. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 12N97W TO 11N99W TO 09N102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 125W AND 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 124W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 134W. .COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 125W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 21N120W TO 11N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N133W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 17N124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA. W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 20N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC SUN JAN 01... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO LOW PRES NEAR 05N79W 1009 MB TO 05N95W...WHERE LOW LEVEL WINDS SUGGEST THAT IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ...AND CONTINUES TO 07N110W TO 08N122W TO 06N133W AND TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 119W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 119W AND 122W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.