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FZPN03 KNHC 070326
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 14.7N 105.9W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 07 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM 
NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 15.4N 108.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM 
SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 16.6N 110.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE 
AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 18.5N 112.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 21.5N 112.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT INLAND OVER BAJA
CALIFORNIA NEAR 24.5N 111.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NORBERT WARNINGS. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 280 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 240 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.LOW...REMNANT OF MARIE...19N124W 1008 MB MOVE W AT 4 KT. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 
NM NW AND 100 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 18N128W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 16N130W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. WITHIN 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.LOW 12N89W 1008 MB STATIONARY. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...12N91W 1006 
MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...12N93W 1005 
MB. LITTLE CHANGE.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...NW OF LINE 30N115W TO 20N115W TO 
12N120W TO 12N140W NE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. NORTH OF 20N WEST OF 
125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. NW OF LINE 30N120W TO 
20N130W TO 20N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...SOUTH OF 17N FROM 92W TO 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE. SOUTH OF 13N FROM 92W 
TO 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW 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 0300 UTC TUE OCT 07...

.HURRICANE NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
OF 14.5N106W.

.LOW 12N89W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 
13.5N91W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 09N100W TO 06N115W 
TO 08N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 40 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 98W TO 
112W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.