000 FZPN03 KNHC 230856 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SUN MAY 23 2004 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 23 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 24 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 25 WARNINGS. .TROPICAL STORM AGATHA AT 17.8N 110.1W AT 0900 UTC MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AGATHA NEAR 19.3N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AGATHA NEAR 19.7N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AGATHA NEAR 20.0N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION AGATHA NEAR 20.0N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 20.0N 110.5W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. REQUEST 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER. SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ASSOCIATED WITH T.S. AGATHA WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WIND 25 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM AGATHA LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ASSOCIATED WITH T.S. AGATHA WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WIND 25 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 125 NM OF CENTER WIND 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .N OF 23N E OF 120W WIND NW TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 9N TO 20N W OF 120W WIND NE 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 9N TO 22N W OF 120W WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .S OF 9N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WIND SE TO S TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WIND SE TO S TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT WITH S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT WITH S SWELL. .BETWEEN 5N AND 10N E OF 105W WIND S TO SW TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 5N AND 10N FROM 88W TO 94W WIND S TO SW TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC SUN MAY 23... TROPICAL STORM AGATHA...NUMEROUS MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 9N83W 6N96W 11N110W 7N121W 8N127W 4N135W 5N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 7N TO 9N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 12N109W TO 7N120W TO 10N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF 6N130W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION N OF 11N AND E OF 104W. $$ FORECASTER RRG TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH