000 FZPN03 KNHC 180906 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED JUN 18 2003 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED JUN 18 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUN 19 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUN 20 WARNINGS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM BLANCA NEAR 16.6N 103.8W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC JUN 18 STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.0N 104.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.4N 105.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. REQUEST 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER. SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WIND 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WIND 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WIND 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 135W WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 25N BETWEEN 128W AND 118W WIND N TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 128W AND 118W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 5N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 90W WIND S TO SW TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED JUN 18 TROPICAL STORM BLANCA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND STRONG N OF 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 87W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 6N78W 10N106W 8N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 80W AND BETWEEN 85W AND 103W. FORECASTER NELSON TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH $$