000
FZPN03 KNHC 080319
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON SEP 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON SEP 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 18.2N 109.8W 996 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
08 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE 
QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 19.9N 112.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E AND 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 21.6N 113.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. MAX SEAS 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 22.8N 113.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR SOUTHWEST COAST OF
BAJA NEAR 24.0N 112.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60
KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL OVER SRN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA NEAR 25.0N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LOWELL WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM SE AND 240 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LOWELL WARNING WITHIN 420 
NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LOWELL WARNING. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 92W AND 132W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 95W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

.N OF 20N W OF 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON SEP 08...
TROPICAL STORM LOWELL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 300 
NM SW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 109W AND 115W. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W 05N86W 10N100W 11N120W 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS E OF 83W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 127W AND 131W. 

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI