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FZPN03 KNHC 231539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED SEP 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED SEP 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORA AT 16.5N 117.5W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 23 
MOVING W-NW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 
50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 25 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...35 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 
NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.1N 119.4W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 N 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.3N 121.4W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PRES NORA NEAR 17.5N 123.5W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PRES NORA NEAR 18.0N 126.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 25 KT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM N AND 45 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF NORA  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF NORA  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
N SEMICIRCLE OF NORA  WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 133W  S TO SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 10N FROM 108W TO 125W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W  S WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 135W  SE TO S WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN SE SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N  N WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N  N WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM FROM COAST  
N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 15N FROM 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0730 UTC WED SEP 23...
.TROPICAL STORM NORA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM NW QUADRANT AND 240 NM S QUADRANT.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF W 
COAST OF MEXICO FROM 16N TO 22N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N79W TO 08N100W TO 13N112W 
TO 13N120W TO 08N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 80 NM OF AXIS 
E OF 92W AND WITHIN 120 NM FROM 102W TO 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 80 NM OF 10N126W AND FROM 04N TO 13N W 
OF 134W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.