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FZPN03 KNHC 242114
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE-E NEAR 16.3N 117.2W 1005 MB AT 2100
UTC AUG 24 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.7N 118.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.4N 120.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM EXCEPT 50 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.7N 123.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM EXCEPT 75 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 22.8N 126.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 26.0N 130.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 27.5N 133.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE-E WARNING. WITHIN 
300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
S OF 20N BETWEEN 92W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 360 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 360 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 
26N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
S SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 27N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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 2100 UTC MON AUG 24...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE-E...NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 13N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 120W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 16N108W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N78W TO 06N90W TO 7N100W TO 
12N110W THEN CONTINUE FROM 13N120W TO 09N130W TO 13N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
FROM 122W TO 136W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.