000 FZPN03 KNHC 080401 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED OCT 08 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED OCT 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 10. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 15.7N 109.0W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 08 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 16.9N 111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 19.1N 113.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 35 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 22.5N 113.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 26.0N 111.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORBERT INLAND NEAR 30.0N 108.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NORBERT WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .LOW...REMNANTS OF MARIE...NEAR 18N126W 1011 MB MOVE WSW 5 KT. WITHIN 480 NM NW AND 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 16N130W 1012 MB. WITHIN 480 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 16N133W 1012 MB. WITHIN 300 NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 125W AND 138W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .LOW NEAR 12N89W 1008 MB. WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS SW TO W 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 11N92W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...12N94W 1005 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 23N140W. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N118W TO 20N132W TO 18N140W. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0330 UTC WED OCT 08... .HURRICANE NORBERT...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE. .LOW NEAR 12N89W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...11N86W TO 11N99W TO 09N110W TO 11N121W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 120W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.