000
FZPN03 KNHC 260305
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 20.4N 121.5W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC 
AUG 26 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...300 
NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 23.1N 125.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 15 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE AND WITHIN 150 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION IGNACIO NEAR 26.3N 128.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 27.5N 131.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IGNACIO WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM E AND WITHIN 
240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 22N BETWEEN 109W AND 130W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 26N BETWEEN 114W AND 130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS 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 
118W 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 130W 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 10N135W 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 0300 UTC WED AUG 26...

.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM E AND WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES AND CURRENTLY DECREASING.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 07N77W TO 08N100W TO 
06N108W TO 14N123W TO 10N133W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM LINE 07N88W TO 06N94W...AND FROM 
04N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 114W...AND FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 
128W AND 137W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.