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FZPN03 KNHC 102146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 21.4N 113.4W 970 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 10
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS
110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...AND 100 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS.  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 INLAND NEAR 24.9N 111.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORBERT INLAND NEAR 28.3N 
108.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED INLAND

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 15.3N 98.3W 997 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 10 
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE 
QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 16.6N 101.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM 
OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 17.4N 103.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 
NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 17.5N 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 17.5N 107.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODILE NEAR 17.5N 108.0W.
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 FROM 22N TO 27N IN GULF OF 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 27N 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 120 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO 16N140W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N LINE FROM 25N115W TO 22N140W 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.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 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...06N78W TO 12N100W TO 11N110W 
TO 09N125W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 
100 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 117W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS 
NEAR 8N84W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 7N TO 9N 
BETWEEN 124W AND 129W. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.