000 FZPN03 KNHC 171537 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED OCT 17 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED OCT 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAUL NEAR 27.0N 114.1W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 17 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 150 NM OF PAUL...INCLUDING THE CENTRAL GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 106W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAUL NEAR 29.3N 117.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF REMNANT LOW PAUL WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAUL NEAR 30.5N 120.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. .N OF 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 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 1500 UTC WED OCT 17... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 13N89W TO 14N92W TO 11N105W AND RESUMES NEAR 17N112W TO 09N127W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N127W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W...FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 100W...FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 123W...AND FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 135W AND 139W. $$ .FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.