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FZPN03 KNHC 091541
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU OCT 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 11.

.WARNINGS.
.HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 18.0N 112.7W 960 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 09 
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM 
NW AND SE QUADRANTS...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 39 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 19.8N 114.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM 
SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 23.1N 112.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N EXCEPT 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
27 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT INLAND NEAR 27.5N 
109.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 12.7N 94.5W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT
09 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND
90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 13.8N 97.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NE QUADRANT AND 120 SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODILE NEAR 15.6N 101.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODILE NEAR 17.0N 104.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 18.0N 106.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 19.0N 108.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NORBERT WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM FROM CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 104W AND 116W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM 
FROM CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
05N BETWEEN 106W AND 120W S OF LINE FROM 16N106W TO 16N115W TO 
10N126W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 210 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 06N BETWEEN 108W AND 122W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ODILE WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM W AND 270 NM 
E SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM W 
AND 300 E SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W SW TO W WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 240 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 108W SW TO W WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 

.FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 127W TO 131W N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 19N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N140W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N124W TO 17N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 116W N OF LINE FROM 25N116W TO 18N140W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N W OF 115W N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU OCT 09...

.HURRICANE NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 
75 NM W QUADRANT.  SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER.

.TROPICAL STORM ODILE...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG 
WITHIN 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
90 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS.

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 96W AND 
99W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 08N88W TO 08N100W TO 
09N125W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S AND 30 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 126W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 60N AND 150 S OF AXIS E OF 83W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.