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FZPN03 KNHC 082143
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 10.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 16.6N 111.2W 948 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 08
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 125 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 41 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 18.3N 113.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 125 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 
90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 42 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 21.5N 113.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...150 
NM NW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 38 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT OVER GULF OF CALIFORNIA NEAR
26.0N 110.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NORBERT  INLAND NEAR 32.0N 106.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN E NEAR 12.1N 90.9W 1006 MB AT 2100
UTC OCT 08 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 13.1N 93.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 14.3N 96.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 15.5N 98.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.5N 101.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.5N 103.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NORBERT WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 240 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 118W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT S TO SW S OF 07N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM 
NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 102W AND 116W SW TO W WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS S OF 07N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM 
NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SIXTEEN-E WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
04N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 102W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
04N TO 12N BETWEEN 91W AND 105W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 

.LOW...REMNANTS OF MARIE...NEAR 17N127W 1012 MB MOVING WSW 7 KT. 
WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...REMNANTS OF MARIE...NEAR 16N130W 1012 
MB. WITHIN 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...REMNANTS OF MARIE...NEAR 15N130W 1013 
MB. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
08N TO 10N BETWEEN 127W AND 135W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 22N140W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N119W TO 19N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 20N125W. N OF 23N W 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N115W TO 18N130W TO 17N140W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED OCT 08...

.HURRICANE NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER ELSEWHERE NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG.   

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 
NM NW QUADRANT. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...12N86W TO 11N100W TO 08N115W 
TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W 
AND 100W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.