000 FZPN03 KNHC 041503 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU MAR 04 2004 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 04 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 05 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 06 WARNINGS .NONE. SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .FROM 5N TO 23N W OF 125W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 130W WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 112W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 6N AND 17N W OF 130W AND FROM 8N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20 N W OF 110W AND S OF 10N W OF 120W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW AND N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 20N W OF 113W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 130W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .N OF 26N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WIND NW TO N 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 112W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W WIND NW 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 6N FROM 110W TO 130W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 H0UR FORECAST N OF 8N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1445 UTC THU MAR 04... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...3N78W 5N90W 6N100W 8N120W 5N130W 4N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 95W. $$ FORECASTER COBB TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH