000 FZPN03 KNHC 161551 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE DEC 16 2003 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 16 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 17 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 18 WARNINGS ...STORM WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W WIND N RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 45 KT SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W WIND N TO 50 KT SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N FROM 93W TO 98W AND FROM 10N TO 14N FROM 97W TO 100W WIND N TO NE TO 40 KT SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 138W WIND S INCREASE TO 35 KT SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST WIND N TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 12N FROM 93W TO 99W WIND N TO NE TO 25 KT SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 11N FROM 93W TO 97W AND FROM 11N TO 14N FROM 97W TO 100W WIND N TO 30 KT SEAS TO 12 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 9N TO 15N E OF 105W WIND NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 9N E OF 90W AND FROM 7N TO 15N FROM 110W TO 90W WIND NE TO E TO 30 KT SEAS 14 FT. .FROM 9N TO 23N W OF 120W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF 120W WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 18N W OF 110W WIND NE TO E 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS MENTIONED BELOW...W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS MENTIONED BELOW...W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS MENTIONED BELOW...W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 138W WIND BECOMING S INCREASE TO 20 KT SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N W OF 132W WIND S 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W 23N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF COLD FRONT WIND S TO 30 KT SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WITHIN 420 NM E OF COLD FRONT WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 12 FT. W OF COLD FRONT WIND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1445 UTC TUE DEC 16... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS...6N77W 9N100W 6N120W 9N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS FROM 98W TO 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 133W TO 137W. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH