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FZPN03 KNHC 110257
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI SEP 11 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 13.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LINDA NEAR 19.9N 130.5W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 
11 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LINDA NEAR 21.7N 131.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM N ANS 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW LINDA NEAR 22.3N 132.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
90 NM OF N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW LINDA NEAR 22.5N 133.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW LINDA NEAR 23.0N 133.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LINDA WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 210 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLES...WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM 
N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES...WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES...WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 
180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS MERGING WITH 
APPROACHING LARGE NW SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SECTION ABOVE...N OF 20N 
W OF 130W...WIND LESS THAN 2O KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN LARGE NW 
SWELL.

.S OF 08N FROM 82W TO 100W...S TO SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S 
OF 06N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N FROM 93W TO 110W...SW TO S WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 06N FROM 88W TO 120W  S WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0200 UTC FRI SEP 11...
.HURRICANE LINDA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE SCATTERED MODERATE WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 120 NM N AND NE SEMICIRCLES. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS WAS ANALYZED ALONG THE 
LINE 08N76W TO 06N82W TO 09N95W TO 07N111W TO 11N124W TO 07N133W 
TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS E OF 94W AND WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 976W AND 108W.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.