000
FZPN03 KNHC 120323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E NEAR 14.9N 130.2W 1007 MB AT 0300
UTC AUG 12 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E NEAR 14.7N 133.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 14.1N 137.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 13.6N 140.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 13.5N 144.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 13.5N 147.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF T.D. NINE-E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 180 NM N 
AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF T.D. NINE-E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 240 NM N 
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW PRES 14N113W 1008 MB MOVING W AT 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N118W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N125W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
 
.S OF 10N BETWEEN 95W TO 120W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
S SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 100W TO 125W SE TO S WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED AUG 12...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
NE OF CENTER.

.LOW PRES 14N113W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 110W AND 
115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 
12N110W TO 09N125W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 
NOTED WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W.


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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.