000 FZPN03 KNHC 230343 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED MAY 23 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC WED MAY 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 25. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 12.9N 105.9W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC MAY 23 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE ...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 14.5N 107.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 16.5N 106.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 18.5N 105.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 19.0N 105.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BUD NEAR 18.5N 106.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM BUD WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM BUD WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 96W AND 103W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 26N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. NW OF LINE FROM 20N127W TO 12N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. NW OF LINE FROM 21N127W TO 14N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N OF 28N BETWEEN 127W AND 130W N TO NE. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC WED MAY 23... .TROPICAL STORM BUD...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE AND S QUADRANTS...AND ALSO FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 06N87W TO 11N97W WHERE IT ENDS. IT RESUMES FROM 11N108W TO 06N125W. THE ITCZ THEN EXTENDS FROM 06N125W TO BEYOND THE AREA AT 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 111W AND 115W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.