000 FZPN03 KNHC 200348 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC MON FEB 20 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC MON FEB 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 22. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 26N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 26N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 08N108W TO 00N123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 26N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 10N110W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 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 0300 UTC MON FEB 20... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 02N93W TO 05N110W TO LOW PRES NEAR 05N115W 1011 MB TO 01N130W. ITCZ FROM 01N130W TO BEYOND 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 120W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN