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FZPN03 KNHC 030942
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI OCT 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 05.

.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 17.8N 121.9W 997 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 
03 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 17.8N 123.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.2N 124.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.5N 126.5W.
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 19.0N 129.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 19.0N 131.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIE WARNING WITHIN 150 NM NE...270 NM 
SE...240 NM SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIE WARNING...LITTLE 
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MARIE WARNING...WITHIN 
150 NM NE...300 NM SE...240 NM SW...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N100W 1008 MB MOVING WNW TO NW 5 KT. WITHIN 150 
NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. WITHIN 270 S SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 92W AND 128W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N101W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND LINE FROM 20N113W 
TO 06N131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N103W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 26N113W TO 00N126W TO 90W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE 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.

.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 11N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 14N121W 
TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 25N140W 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 0845 UTC FRI OCT 03.

.T.S. MARIE...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 02N TO 07N E 
OF 84W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...12N85W TO 14N100W TO 12N118W 
TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
150 NM N AND 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 110W. 
$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.