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FZPN03 KNHC 030307
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 17.6N 121.5W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 
03 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 17.6N 122.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 120 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 17.9N 124.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
MAX SEAS 17 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.1N 126.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.1N 128.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.1N 131.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 180 NM NE...360 NM SE...270 
NM SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS LITTLE CHANGE IN 
WINDS AND SEAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 360 NM NW 
AND 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 26N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N100W 1008 MB MOVING W 5 KT. WITHIN 150 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 240 
S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N102W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N105W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. 

.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 FROM 30N121W TO 13N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 09N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC FRI OCT 04.

.T.S. MARIE...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
OF CENTER. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...12N85W TO 11N110W TO 10N120W 
TO 11N132W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 04N E OF 83W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 360 NM N AND 300 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
97W AND 111W.

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.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.