000 FZPN03 KNHC 122141 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SUN FEB 12 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN FEB 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 14. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96.5W TO 11N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 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. .N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 11N TO 18N W BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 26N113W TO 00N96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN FEB 12... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 02N96W TO 09N108W TO 01N136W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01N136W TO 01N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY