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FZPN03 KNHC 101539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI OCT 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 20.6N 113.4W 973 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 10
MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS
105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT.SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 23.9N 112.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE W 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT INLAND NEAR 28.3N
109.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED INLAND.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 14.4N 97.3W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 10
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 15.9N 100.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODILE NEAR 17.1N 103.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 18.0N 105.5W.
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 18.5N 107.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 19.0N 109.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NORBERT WARNINGS WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 360 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ODILE WARNINGS WITHIN 180 NM W AND 240 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 240 NM SE 
AND 180 NW 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.

.N OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 24N127W TO 30N120W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
30N118W TO 25N122W TO 17N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N115W TO 24N121W TO 16N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N LINE FROM 22N140W TO 22N131W TO 26N118W TO 
30N118W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N116W TO 16N122W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 19N122W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NW OF 
LINE FROM 10N118W TO 15N109W TO 23N109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 12N E OF 130W TO LINE FROM 12N103W TO 05N92W S TO 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
.48 HOUR FORECAST MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI OCT 10...

.HURRICANE NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM W 
AND 90 NM E OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL STORM ODILE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120NM 
SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 09N88W TO 10N98W TO 
09N115W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N AND 60 NM 
S OF AXIS FROM 97W TO 129W AND WITHIN 100 NM N AND 60 NM S OF 
AXIS FROM 79W TO 85W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.