000
FZPN03 KNHC 252119
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 19.4N 120.3W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC 
AUG 25 MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE 
QUADRANT...125 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 25 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...330 
NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 21.9N 123.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 
300 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 25.2N 127.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 150 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 27.0N 130.5W. 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 134.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IGNACIO WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM E AND WITHIN 
330 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 30N BETWEEN 116W AND 132W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.N OF 25N W OF 128W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 130 SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM SE LINE 12N130W TO 08N140W SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM SE OF LINE 15N132W TO 08N138W SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC TUE AUG 25...

.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM NW AND WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N80W TO 08N100W TO 
06N108W TO 14N124W TO 10N134W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM LINE 07N82W TO 07N93W...AND FROM 
05N TO 15N BETWEEN 100W AND 111W...AND FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 
122W AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.