000 FZPN03 KNHC 180308 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU OCT 18 2007 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 18 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 19 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 20 .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 14.8N 104.7W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 18 MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 16.0N 103.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 17.4N 104.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 18.5N 105.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 19.0N 106.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 20.0N 107.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM S AND 120 NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SE OF LINE 7N112W 17N97W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 135W AND 93W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .N OF 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 108W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 125W N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 TO 11 FT IN N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 24N110W 12N128W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 125W N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 22N110W 9N140W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU OCT 18... TROPICAL STORM KIKO...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 13N105W 17N109W AND WITHIN 60 NM 15N103W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 8N82W 8N100W 12N110W 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 7N85W 11N89W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE LINE 9N128W 12N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 12N94W 15N103W. $$ FORECASTER NELSON TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH