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FZPN03 KNHC 020950
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI OCT 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 04.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OLAF NEAR 22.0N 117.5W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 
02 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE AND 100 
NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 180 
NM SE QUADRANTS...AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OLAF NEAR 24.3N 117.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM NE AND 75 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS...AND 30 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW OLAF NEAR 26.2N 115.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT NE SEMICIRCLE.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW OLAF INLAND NEAR 27.5N 113.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...540 
NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 500 NM W QUADRANT OF TROPICAL STORM OLAF 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 18N TO 
27N W OF 134W...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.  
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N122W TO 20N126W TO 12N132W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA SW OF LINE 18N108W TO 00N93W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE FROM 
16N TO 26N BETWEEN 112W AND 122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N122W TO 14N129W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MERGING N AND S 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA SW OF LINE 20N109W TO 00N93W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 18N TO 
27N BETWEEN 108W AND 118W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N118W TO 13N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MERGING N TO S SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 
08N AND W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED N AND S SWELL.

.FROM 02N TO 12N BETWEEN W OF 125W...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0930 UTC FRI OCT 02...

.TROPICAL STORM OLAF...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S 
QUADRANT...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 210 ELSEWHERE. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N78W TO 14N106W TO 18N112W 
THEN RESUMES AT 17N120W TO 12N128W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG N OF AXIS TO COAST E OF 87W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS W OF 127W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
87W AND 102W. 
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.