000 FZPN03 KNHC 240340 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI FEB 24 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI FEB 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 26. .WARNINGS. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 131W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N124W TO 24N130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI FEB 24... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS 00N115W TO 00N130W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL