000 FZPN03 KNHC 172130 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE JUL 17 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE JUL 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JUL 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JUL 19. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FABIO NEAR 23.0N 120.7W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 17 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FABIO NEAR 25.7N 120.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FABIO NEAR 28.0N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. FORECAST WINDS NEAR TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FABIO WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FABIO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FABIO WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .N OF 29N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND SE SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...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 S OF A LINE FROM 00N106W TO 03N113W TO 03N120W TO 00N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC TUE JUL 17... .TROPICAL STORM FABIO...WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 07N78W TO 10N87W TO 09N94W TO 12N105W TO 07N116W TO 09N122W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N122W TO 11N131W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 86W...AND FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 91W AND 97W...AND WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 98W AND 103W...AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 123W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.