000 FZPN03 KNHC 240316 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE APR 24 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE APR 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 26. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 09N106W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 22N136W. W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 22N140W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 21N130W. N OF 27N W OF 131W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 21N124W. W OF FRONT TO 131W N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 21N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0045 UTC TUE APR 24... .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF PANAMA BETWEEN 80W AND 82W. .TROUGH FROM 07N128W TO 01N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W. .ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 113W AND 132W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS FROM 09N85W TO 05N95W TO 07N109W TO 04N120W TO 04N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 119W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.