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FZPN03 KNHC 092141
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU OCT 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 11.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 18.3N 112.9W 972 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 09
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS...100 NM NW QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE 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 36 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 20.5N 113.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 24.1N 111.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORBERT INLAND NEAR 27.5N 
109.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 13.3N 95.3W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT
09 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
45 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 14.5N 98.5W. 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 WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODILE NEAR 16.3N 102.0W. 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 NW SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODILE NEAR 18.0N 105.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODILE NEAR 19.5N 106.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 21.0N 108.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM 
FROM CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ODILE WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM N AND 240 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM E 
AND 120 W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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.

.FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N AND 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 105W TO 130W SW WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 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.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 137W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 19N140W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 20N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU OCT 09...

.HURRICANE NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 
75 NM E SEMICIRCLE.  SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM 
OF CENTER.

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

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 97W AND 
100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 07N78W TO 12N100W 
TO 10N110W TO 10N130W TO 09N140W. A CLUSTER OF SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 90 NM SOUTH OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 81W AND 83W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 125W.


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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.