000 FZPN03 KNHC 090918 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE SEP 09 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE SEP 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 11. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 20.7N 112.9W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC 09 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 22.4N 113.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 24.4N 112.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...0 NM NW QUADRANT AND 45 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LOWELL OVER GULF OF CALIFORNIA NEAR 26.5N 111.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW LOWELL NEAR 28.5N 110.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LOWELL WARNING...WITHIN 390 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LOWELL WARNING WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LOWELL WARNING. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 107W AND 118W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...FROM 14N TO 21N BETWEEN 107W AND 116W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 95W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 25N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .N OF 28N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0730 UTC TUE SEP 09... .ASSOCIATED WITH LOWELL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N79W 06N90W 10N105W 14N115W 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 270 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 132W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 81W AND 88W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK