000 FZPN03 KNHC 200340 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED DEC 20 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 20 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 21 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 22 .WARNINGS. NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 8N TO 23N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 23N BETWEEN 103W AND 117W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N106W TO EQUATOR AT 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 21N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W. FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 102W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N E OF 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 23N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WINDS WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 125W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 23N W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 75 NM FROM COAST N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT MAINLY S OF 25N. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT MAINLY S OF 27N. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 137W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER. N OF 28N W OF 135W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC WED DEC 20... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 4N78W 6N95W 9N106W 7N120W 7N130W 7N140W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 79W AND 80W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 121.5W AND 126W. FORECASTER AGUIRRE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH