000
FZPN03 KNHC 021507
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 120.3W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT
02 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 122.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 124.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
SEAS TO 21 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 126.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 128.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARIE NEAR 18.0N 130.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 420 NM NW 
AND 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 420 NM NW 
AND 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM OF LOW WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 13N100W 1008 MB MOVING W 5 KT. WITHIN 240 NM OF 
LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N103W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N105W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.NW OF LINE 30N125W TO 20N140W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 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 1500 UTC THU OCT 02.

NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 140 NM SW QUADRANT OF MARIE. 

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W 
AND 103W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...14N92W TO 13N110W TO 10N130W 
TO 11N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 
17N BETWEEN 97W AND 105W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.