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FZPN03 KNHC 100908
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 19.7N 113.4W 975 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 10
MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...100 NM NW QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...240 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 22.8N 113.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT INLAND NEAR 27.5N
109.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NORBERT NEAR 31.5N 105.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 14.2N 96.7W 997 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 10
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 40 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 15.6N 99.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODILE NEAR 17.3N 103.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODILE NEAR 18.6N 105.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 19.7N 107.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 20.5N 109.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NORBERT WARNINGS WITHIN 240 NM FROM CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 240 NM 
FROM CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 240 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ODILE WARNINGS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 240 NM SE 
AND 120 NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 150 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
17 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N118W TO 19N140W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 17N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI OCT 10...

.HURRICANE NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM
OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL STORM ODILE...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N AND 180 
NM S SEMICIRCLE.

.NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO FROM 99W TO 
102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 11N100W TO 09N115W 
TO 10N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
110 NM S OF AXIS FROM 105W TO 125W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.