000 FZPN03 KNHC 211515 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN DEC 21 2003 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 21 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC 22 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 23 WARNINGS ...GALE WARNING... .N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WIND N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE FORCE. SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WIND NE 25 KT SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 8N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO WIND NE 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 4N TO 14N BETWEEN 85W AND 115W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WIND N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 8N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO WIND NE 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 4N TO 14N BETWEEN 85W AND 115W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WIND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 8N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 4N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 115W WIND NE TO E TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FROM 6N TO 18N W OF 115W WIND NE 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 6N TO 18N W OF 115W WIND NE TO E 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .N OF 28N W OF 136W WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 112W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. N OF 29N W OF 132W WIND SW 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 125W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N131W 25N140W. N OF 18N W OF 125W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .ELSEWHERE S OF 6S W OF 95W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 6S W OF 95W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1445 UTC SUN DEC 21... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...4N77W 4N100W 5N109W 6N120W 8N128W 7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 2.5N79.5W AND WITHIN 25 NM OF THE AXIS FROM 92W TO 97W. $$ FORECASTER BROWN TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH