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FZPN03 KNHC 011601
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED OCT 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 03.

.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE AT 17.1N 116.3W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 01 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 
55 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM SE AND 30 
NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.2N 118.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 40 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
90 NM S AND 30 NM N SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.5N 121.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.5N 123.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.5N 125.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.5N 126.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.S. MARIE WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER 
WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 05N FROM 105W TO 
120W  S TO SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.S. MARIE WARNING... 
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W  S TO SW WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.S. MARIE WARNING... 
WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM S OF CENTER  WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 
10 FT.   

.LOW PRES AT 12N99W 1008 MB MOVING W 10 KT.  WITHIN 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 
05N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W  S TO SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
12N103W 1005 MB.  WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W 
S TO SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N106W 1005 MB.  WITHIN 240 NM N AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WIND 
20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 
95W AND 110W  S TO SW WIND TO 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 12N102W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 22N140W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 120 
NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
W OF FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N132W TO 22N140W.
N OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT  S TO SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.  W OF FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT DISSIPATED.  NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 
12N140W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC WED OCT 01.
T.S. MARIE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 11N86W TO 13N92W TO 
12N100W TO 12N110W TO 10N125W TO 11N135W TO 09N140W.  SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG S OF PANAMA FROM 06N-09N BETWEEN 79W 
AND 83W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG S OF GUATEMALA 
FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 89W AND 95W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 107W AND 111W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 134W AND 138W.   

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.