000 FZPN03 KNHC 170931 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE APR 17 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE APR 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT MERGING SW AND NW SWELL E OF 120W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 121W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 27N113W TO 20N130W...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 128W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF A LINE FROM 10N100W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL...EXCEPT PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND NW SWELL W OF 120W. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE APR 17... .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM W OF COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA FROM 01N TO 06N. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 30-60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N77W TO 07N86W. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30-60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 10N106W TO 06N114W TO 06N121W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N90W TO 04N106W THEN RESUMES FROM 04N111W TO 05N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 04N102W TO 00N100W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.