000
FZPN03 KNHC 180300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI SEP 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI SEP 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 20.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARTY NEAR 20.0N 113.6W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 
18 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARTY NEAR 21.4N 115.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW MARTY NEAR 22.6N 117.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW MARTY NEAR 22.5N 119.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
120 NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 90 NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.N OF 26N FROM 121W TO 127W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEE BELOW FOR SEAS.

.FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS T0 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH NW SWELL.

.S OF 06N FROM 94W TO 106W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW AND 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N FROM 100W AND 110W S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N FROM 92W 
TO 120W AND W OF 135 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N FROM 95W TO 115W S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N FROM 92W TO 120W 
AND W OF 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 20N134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...NW OF LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 20N116W TO 11N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC FRI SEP 18...
.T.S. MARTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 
20N113.5W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG NEAR 16.5N103W AND FROM 
10N TO 13N BETWEEN 102W TO 107W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NOTED 
ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN 96W AND 98.5W AND NEAR 
MANZANILLO.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...10N87W TO 09N100W TO 13N128W 
TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG NEAR 07N87W 
AND NEAR 11N94W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 80 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS W OF 120W.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.