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FZPN03 KNHC 021541
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE SEP 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 04.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA SPECIAL NEAR 19.3N 111.5W 1000 MB AT 1600 
UTC SEP 02 MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SPECIAL NEAR 20.3N 113.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SPECIAL NEAR 20.5N 115.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW SPECIAL NEAR 20.5N 116.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW SPECIAL NEAR 20.0N 117.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KARINA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 300 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 23 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KARINA WARNING...WITHIN 120 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 11 FT.

.N OF 21N W OF 120W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 117W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

.S OF LINE 13N90W TO 08N132W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 85W AND 135W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 100W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 12N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1545 UTC TUE SEP 02.
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA...SCATTERED STRONG W OF CENTER WITHIN 60 
NM OF 19.5N113W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE 11.5N90.5W TO 16.5N95W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS E TO W BETWEEN 08N AND 10N.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 
137W.
 
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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.