000 FZPN03 KNHC 090930 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU FEB 9 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU FEB 9. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 11. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .NW OF LINE 30N136W TO 27N140W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 26N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...NW OF LINE 30N132W TO 24N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 24N114W TO 10N127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N. .12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 24N140W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 132W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 24N111W TO 10N121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 23N110W TO 19N110W TO 10N115W TO 00N133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 18N102W TO 00N117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .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 0900 UTC THU FEB 9... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 07N78W TO 06N86W TO 02N95W. ITCZ AXIS 02N95W TO 04N103W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 05S BETWEEN 82W AND 86W. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL