000 FZPN03 KNHC 170946 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED OCT 17 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED OCT 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 19. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM PAUL NEAR 26.4N 113.3W 997 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 17 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAUL NEAR 28.6N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAUL NEAR 29.8N 119.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF PAUL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 28N E OF 118W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF REMNANT LOW PAUL WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF LINE 28N115W TO 20N128W TO 20N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 127W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED OCT 17... .TROPICAL STORM PAUL...NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 13N88W TO 15N106W. ITCZ FROM 16N115W TO 09N129W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 115W AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS W OF 136W. $$ .FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.