000
FZPN03 KNHC 030338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED SEP 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARINA NEAR 20.0N 112.9W 1002 MB AT 0300 
UTC SEP 03 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM SE AND 
180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARINA NEAR 20.7N 115.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 20.5N 116.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
TO 9 FT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 22N140W TO 30N127W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN AREA BOUNDED BY 
16N140W TO 17N122W TO 21N112W TO 30N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 30N128W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE IN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 14N140W TO 15N123W TO 22N120W TO 30N120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 27N140W TO 30N132W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 21N140W TO 30N121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.S OF LINE FROM 09N134W TO 16N107W TO 13N88W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 
KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 08N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 00N140W TO 24N112W TO LINE FROM 00N92W 
TO 11N86W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 10N127W TO 12N90W TO 09N84W S 
TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 07N. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 00N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 10N110W TO 13N88W TO 80W S TO 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 08N. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 10N140W TO 12N87W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC TUE SEP 03.

.TROPICAL STORM KARINA...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 
19.5N114.5W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 07N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 85W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 09N84W TO 11N106W TO 
10N120W TO 07N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 115W. WIDELY 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
121W AND 136W. 
 
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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.