000 FZPN03 KNHC 231530 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON APR 23 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON APR 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 25. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N105W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 23N135W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N126W TO 21N134W. N OF 25N W OF 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 22N126W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 132W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 80...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON APR 23... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ FROM 06N89W TO 04N100W TO 06N110W TO 05N125W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 200 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 92W AND 103W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 116W AND 123W. $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.