000
FZPN03 KNHC 100304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 10 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 12.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 21.3N 113.1W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
10 MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 45 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 23.3N 111.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOWELL OVER GULF OF
CALIFORNIA NEAR 25.9N 110.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT
GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOWELL INLAND SW MEXICO
NEAR 27.3N 109.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS... WITHIN 300 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 10N128W 1009 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 90 SE AND
45 NW QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 10N131W 1009 MB. WITHIN 45 NM SE AND
S QUADRANTS WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED INTO AREA
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.NW OF LINE 30N128W TO 24N140W N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE W OF 110W TO A LINE FROM 26N112W TO 20N123W TO 
10N136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 105W TO A LINE FROM 28N114W TO 20N124W TO 
10N134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 113W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N W OF 129W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. S OF 06N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W...AND ALSO FROM 15N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S 
TO SW SWELL.

REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0215 UTC WED SEP 10...

.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 100 NM NW QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 06N95W TO 09N107W...
THEN RESUMES AT 13N118W TO 10N129W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 30 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 127W AND 
129W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE 
AXIS BETWEEN 89W AND 92W.
  
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FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.