000
FZPN03 KNHC 081515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON SEP 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 18.2N 110.6W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
08 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW 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 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 20.0N 113.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 120 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 21.9N 114.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM NW QUADRANT. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 23.3N 113.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 24.2N 112.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOWELL NEAR 25.0N 110.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LOWELL WARNING. WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE 
AND 210 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LOWELL WARNING. WITHIN 
300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LOWELL WARNING. WITHIN 
200 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.N OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEA TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 23N W OF 92W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N129W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 23N 
FROM 93W TO 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 25N FROM 95W TO 
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON SEP 08...

.ASSOCIATED WITH LOWELL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 100 
NM OF 18N113W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 20N TO 23.5N E OF 108.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 10N110W TO 10N120W 
TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG NORTH OF ITCZ EAST OF 82W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ 
FROM 125W TO 131W.
  
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FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.