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FZPN03 KNHC 022103
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 04.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 17.6N 120.9W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 
02 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 17.6N 122.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 90 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 17.9N 124.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
MAX SEAS 17 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 126.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 130.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 360 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 360 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 420 NM NW 
AND 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM OF CENTER WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N100W 1009 MB MOVING W 5 KT. WITHIN 240 NM OF 
LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N102W 1007 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N105W 1006 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 10N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2045 UTC THU OCT 02.

.T.S. MARIE...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 180 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...11N86W TO 11N103W TO 10N125W 
TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
88W AND 95W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 97W AND 
107W. 

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.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.