000
FZPN03 KNHC 262106
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 22.1N 124.5W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC
AUG 26 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 225 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...45 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 25.0N 128.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 27.0N 131.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE.
.72 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 300 NM NE AND 
WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 28N BETWEEN 110W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH REMNANT LOW IGNACIO... 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW  
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
15N BETWEEN 118W AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS WITH IGNACIO REMNANT LOW...N OF 26N 
W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.WITHIN 240 NM SE LINE 11N140W TO 15N125W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM SE LINE 11N133W TO 18N127W SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH 05N113W TO 13N108W. WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 08N WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 06N117W TO 13N112W. WITHIN 360 NM E OF 
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 10N WITHIN 
150 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 08N122W TO 14N116W. WITHIN 420 NM E OF 
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 09N 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 10N 
TO 13N E OF 94W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 98W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED AUG 26...

.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL WAVE N OF 07N ALONG 92W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG N OF 07N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W,

.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 06N E OF 81W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N84W TO 08N105W TO 
06N112W TO 14N126W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 104W AND 118W AND FROM 08N TO 13N 
W OF 130W,..AND WITHIN 45 NM 14N133W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.