000 FZPN03 KNHC 290304 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED DEC 29 2004 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 29 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 30 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 31 WARNINGS ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W 11N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WIND N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT SEAS TO 11 TO 13 FT WITH NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS BELOW GALE. SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 5N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 107W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 90W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE AND SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W 12N97W WIND NE 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 4N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WIND NE TO E TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 95W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W 12N97W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 3N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 113W WIND NE TO E TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 95W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE AND SE SWELL. .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 7N93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 4N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 4N FROM 78W TO 81W WIND NE TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FRONTAL TROUGH 30N117W 24N120W 22N135W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 137W AND 123W WIND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT WIND SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 117W LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N114W 20N119W AND RIDGE 25N140W 24N118W. N OF 10N W OF 115W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED AND HIGH PRES 25N135W 1020 MB WITH RIDGE TO 30N118W. N OF 10N W OF 115W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED DEC 29... WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...2N78W 9N119W 8N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE AND STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 110W. $$ FORECASTER NELSON TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH