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FZPN03 KNHC 250302
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE AUG 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 17.0N 117.8W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 25 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35
KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 
NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 18.1N 120.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
45 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM EXCEPT 0 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 20.8N 124.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 
NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 24.0N 127.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 26.5N 131.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 27.5N 134.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IGNACIO WARNING. WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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.
.12 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 0300 UTC TUE AUG 25...

.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF 
16N118W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N83W TO 07N95W TO 07N105W 
THEN CONTINUE FROM 13N120W TO 10N130W TO 09N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 06N88.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 10N136W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.