000 FZPN03 KNHC 220303 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED OCT 22 2003 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 22 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 23 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 24 WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE PATRICIA NEAR 12.0N 105.5W 981 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 22 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PATRICIA NEAR 13.3N 107.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PATRICIA NEAR 15.0N 110.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. REQUEST 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER. SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF PATRICIA WIND 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND OR SEAS. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WIND 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WIND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .N OF 28N W OF 136W WIND SW TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 112W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 135W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 9N TO 20N W OF 125W WIND NE TO E 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 20N W OF 130W WIND NE TO E TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WIND FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 135W WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED OCT 22... NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF HURRICANE PATRICIA. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...7N78W 9N85W 13N120W 8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM WIDE FROM 79W TO 86W AND FROM 126W TO 130W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 120 NM WIDE FROM 136W TO 140W. FORECASTER FT TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH