000 FZPN03 KNHC 240937 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED DEC 24 2003 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 24 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 25 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 26 WARNINGS GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 120 OF GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC COAST WIND N INCREASE TO 35 KT SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WIND N TO NE 35 KT SEAS TO 14 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WIND BELOW GALE. SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM FROM LINE 16N94W 13N97W WIND NE INCREASE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 94W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO... WIND NE 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM FROM LINE 16N94W 11N99W 9N103W WIND NE 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WIND NE TO E TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94W 9N108W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WIND N TO NE TO 30 KT SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 85W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WIND NE TO E TO 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94W 9N110W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WIND N TO NE TO 25 KT SEAS TO 12 FT. .N OF 28N W OF 135W WIND W 20 KT SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 120W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 5N TO 15N W OF 120W WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 120W WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS 10 FT IN N SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N125W 26N140W. W OF COLD FRONT WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 8N W OF 130W WIND NE 20 KT SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 120W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 FT. .S OF 9N FROM 85W TO 120W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 8N FROM 100W TO 115W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 8N FROM FROM 95W TO 130W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC WED DEC 24... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...2N78W 6N110W 9N130W 7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 60 NM OF AXIS WIDE FROM 121W TO 129W. WIDELY SCATTERED 30 NM OF AXIS FROM 95W TO 108W. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH