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FZPN03 KNHC 090937
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU OCT 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU OCT 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 11.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 17.5N 112.5W 954 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 09 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT 
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM 
NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 
NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 39 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 19.5N 114.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM 
NE...210 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST 
SEAS TO 36 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 23.5N 112.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 90 NM NE...180 NM SE...150 NM SW...AND 270 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 33 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORBERT INLAND NEAR 28.5N
108.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NORBERT NEAR 35.0N 104.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 12.7N 93.0W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 
09 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 0 
NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 13.7N 95.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM OF 
CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 15.0N 98.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 16.5N 102.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 17.5N 104.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 18.5N 106.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NORBERT WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM FROM CENTER 
EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE 
AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLES SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 
11N BETWEEN 102W AND 123W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 
WINDS TO 20 KT N OF 07N. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM 
FROM CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. WITHIN 
330 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 121W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT N OF 07N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 210 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT GULF OF CALIFORNIA. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT N OF 08N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN SIXTEEN-E WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM SE 
AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 100W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT N OF 08N. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM SE 
AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT N OF 08N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 

.LOW...REMNANTS OF MARIE...NEAR 16N127W 1012 MB MOVING WSW 5 KT. 
WITHIN 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...REMNANTS OF MARIE...NEAR 16N128W 1012 
MB. WITHIN 210 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 21N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL N PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 22N140W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 23N117W TO 20N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N113W TO 25N113W. N OF 25N W OF 
118W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 22N118W TO 18N140W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU OCT 09...

.HURRICANE NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM SE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES.  

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 02N TO 07N W 
OF 80W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...10N85W TO 12N93W TO 08N98W TO 
08N120W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 105 NM 
N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 124W.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.