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FZPN03 KNHC 030331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON NOV 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 05.

.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM POLO NEAR 8.9N 111.3W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC  
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 25 NM OF CENTER. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 25 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM POLO NEAR 9.7N 114.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 25 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM POLO NEAR 10.9N 117.9W. 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 90 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 
21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM POLO NEAR 12.0N 120.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM POLO NEAR 13.5N 123.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM POLO NEAR 15.0N 125.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE W AND 30 NM E OF LINE FROM FROM 16.5N94.5W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 10.5N97W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 105 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N97W TO 
10N100W TO 08N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16.5N94.5W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 11.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11.5N96.5W TO 09N110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N94.5W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16.5 TO 12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN POLO WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM 
SE...AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN POLO WARNINGS...WITHIN 
180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN POLO WARNINGS...WITHIN 
210 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.N OF LINE FROM 13N127W TO 09N140W TO 15N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N119W TO 10N129W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N119W TO 09N131W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W HALF. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND 
NE WIND WAVES.

.N OF 25N WITHIN 105 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 13N123W 
TO 10N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 25N112W TO 02N131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 23N111W TO 10N111W TO 00N130W TO LINE FROM 30N126W TO 
20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 117W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E TO SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 10N111W TO 00N130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC MON NOV 03.
.T.S. POLO...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED CONVECTION WITHIN 120 
NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 07N90W TO 09N110W TO 
08N120W TO 09N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 128W TO 134W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
136W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.