000 FZPN03 KNHC 232127 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED SEP 23 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED SEP 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 25. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 16.8N 118.6W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 23 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.3N 120.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.3N 122.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORA NEAR 17.5N 125.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 19.0N 128.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 20.5N 130.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 75 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FROM 04N TO 09N W OF 118W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 92W AND 114W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 135W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM FROM COAST N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC WED SEP 23... .TROPICAL STORM NORA...SCATTERED OVER AND AROUND CENTER WITHIN 30 NM OF 17N118W. A BAND CONSISTS OF SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 17N120W TO 19N119W TO 20N117W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 14N118W. .SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 19N105W. .SCATTERED MODERATE N OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N138W. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N133W TO 06N140W AND WITHIN 45 NM OF 13N97W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N79W TO 09N92W TO 09N101W TO 14N116W TO 09N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 111W AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 131W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 89W AND 102W AND 105W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER. 000 FZPN03 KNHC 232127 RRA HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 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 1800 UTC WED SEP 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 25. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 16.8N 118.6W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 23 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.3N 120.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.3N 122.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORA NEAR 17.5N 125.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 19.0N 128.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 20.5N 130.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 75 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FROM 04N TO 09N W OF 118W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 92W AND 114W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 135W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM FROM COAST N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC WED SEP 23... .TROPICAL STORM NORA...SCATTERED OVER AND AROUND CENTER WITHIN 30 NM OF 17N118W. A BAND CONSISTS OF SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 17N120W TO 19N119W TO 20N117W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 14N118W. .SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 19N105W. .SCATTERED MODERATE N OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N138W. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N133W TO 06N140W AND WITHIN 45 NM OF 13N97W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N79W TO 09N92W TO 09N101W TO 14N116W TO 09N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 111W AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 131W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 89W AND 102W AND 105W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.