000 FZPN03 KNHC 240322 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU SEP 24 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 26. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.0N 119.1W 997 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 24 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 35 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.4N 121.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES. 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 17.2N 123.3W. 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 126.0W. 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 128.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 20.0N 131.0W. 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 150 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 90 NM NW AND 75 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 130W AND 136W WITH LOW CENTER NEAR 10N134W 1007 MB MOVING W 7 KT. FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 127W AND 134W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 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 LOW NEAR 11N137W 1007 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 12N138W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 101W AND 112W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .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 60 NM FROM THE COAST N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM THE COAST N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM FROM THE COAST N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC THU SEP 24... .TROPICAL STORM NORA...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE. .SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 12N134W. .SCATTERED MODERATE N OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 13N112W TO 13N121W. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N86W TO 06N91W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N79W TO 10N90W TO 10N100W TO 14N115W TO 10N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 133W AND 138W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 129W AND 133W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 104W AND 106W AND 112W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.