000
FZPN03 KNHC 030256
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU SEP 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 05.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JIMENA NEAR 27.0N 112.3W 988 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 
03 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...85 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 17 FT GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JIMENA INLAND NEAR 28.1N
113.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 25 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JIMENA OVER WATER NEAR 27.9N 
114.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JIMENA NEAR 27.7N 115.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JIMENA NEAR 27.5N 116.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JIMENA WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
150 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 120 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.LOW REMNANT OF KEVIN 19N121W 1009 MB STATIONARY. WITHIN 120 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW REMNANT OF KEVIN 19N121W 1009 MB. WITHIN 
120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. 

.LOW 12N110W 1009 MB MOVE W 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 11N113W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 12N116W 1008 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS OR 
SEAS.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 THU SEP 03...

.HURRICANE JIMENA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IN BANDS 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 08N95W TO 12N108W 
...CONTINUING FROM 14N117W TO 11N135W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 102W 
AND 115W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.