000
FZPN03 KNHC 161506
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU JUL 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU JUL 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JUL 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JUL 18.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM DOLORES NEAR 18.9N 120.4W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC 
JUL 16 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION DOLORES NEAR 21.4N 125.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER IN NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW DOLORES NEAR 23.2N 130.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW DOLORES NEAR 24.5N 135.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION CARLOS NEAR 9.8N 135.0W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC 
JUL 16 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 
KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 10.0N 139.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 10.0N 144.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DOLORES WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 120 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DOLORES WARNING...WITHIN 
240 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DOLORES WARNING...WITHIN 
180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
09N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
08N105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.S OF 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 125W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 130W SE TO 
S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA PENINSULA NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 116W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1445 UTC THU JUL 16...

TROPICAL STORM DOLORES...ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM SE 
QUADRANT. 

TROPICAL DEPRESSION CARLOS...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 06N77W TO 12N107W TO 10N125W 
TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 113W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 240 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 102W. 

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.