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FZPN03 KNHC 251518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 18.6N 119.3W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC
AUG 25 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM 
SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 20.8N 122.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 25 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 24.0N 126.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 25 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 26.5N 129.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 27.0N 133.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IGNACIO WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM NW AND 360 
NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 108W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM 
NW AND 390 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM 
NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N97W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 25N W OF 132W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 128W AND 136W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 128W AND 136W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 128W AND 136W S 
TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC TUE AUG 25...

.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 
NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 08N95W TO 13N110W TO 
13N122W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM N AND 90 NM 
S OF AXIS E OF 87W AND BETWEEN 102W AND 105W WITHIN 210 NM N OF 
AXIS. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 45 
NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 129W AND 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.