000
FZPN03 KNHC 080311
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JUL 08 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JUL 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JUL 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUL 10.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BLANCA NEAR 20.3N 117.8W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL
08 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW BLANCA NEAR 21.7N 120.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW BLANCA NEAR 22.5N 122.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE 
QUADRANT AND WITHIN 30 NM SW QUADRANT OF T.S. BLANCA WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 60 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT OF T.D. BLANCA WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 45 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF REMNANT LOW BLANCA WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 07N BETWEEN 99W AND 110W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT WITHIN 300 NM NE OF 
THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 99W AND 110W SE TO S WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 80W AND 107W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 
FT WITHIN 420 NM NE OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF O4N BETWEEN 81W AND 86W AND S OF 06N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0145 UTC WED JUL 08...
.TROPICAL STORM BLANCA...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45NM NE 
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 450 NM W OF TROPICAL 
WAVE ALONG 101W FROM 05N TO 13N.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 10N98W TO 08N108W TO 
10N118W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS W OF 
137W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.