000 FZPN03 KNHC 020930 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU OCT 02 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC THU OCT 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 04. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 120.0W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 02 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 30 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.3N 122.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.1N 124.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 126.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 128.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARIE NEAR 18.0N 130.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.S. MARIE WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM N AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.S. MARIE WARNING... WITHIN 420 NM NW AND 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.S. MARIE WARNING... WITHIN 420 NM NW AND 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 600 NM WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .LOW PRES NEAR 13N99W 1009 MB MOVING W 5 KT. WITHIN 240 NM WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N103W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N105W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 16N BETWEEN 90W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 17N140W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 12N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC THU OCT 02. T.S. MARIE...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM W QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 100W AND 103W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS CENTERED ALONG 10N86W 13N92W 13N111W 08N124W 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 83W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG BETWEEN THE ITCZ AXIS AND THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST BETWEEN COSTA RICA AND GUATEMALA. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 99W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.