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FZPN03 KNHC 241532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU SEP 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 26.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.3N 120.0W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 
24 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 15 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 17.2N 122.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 25 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 35 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OF GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORA NEAR 17.2N 125.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NORA NEAR 18.0N 128.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NORA NEAR 18.5N 130.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NORA NEAR 19.0N 132.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM N AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE 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
N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM NORA WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.

.LOW PRES 09N137W 1009 MB MOVING W 7 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 
180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 420 
NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 11N138W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE AND 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 12N139W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE AND 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS N OF 25N W OF 132W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 12N TO THE MEXICAN COAST BETWEEN 92W 
TO 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 12N TO THE MEXICAN 
COAST BETWEEN 92W TO 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 12N TO THE MEXICAN 
COAST BETWEEN 92W TO 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 11N113W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1315 UTC THU SEP 24...
.TROPICAL STORM NORA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG 
WITHIN 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE.

.LOW PRES 09N137W 1009 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG E OF 107W TO MEXICAN COAST FROM 
19N TO 21N.

 .SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 20N W OF 108W TO THE MEXICAN COAST.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N78W TO 10N100W TO 14N115W.  
THE AXIS CONTINUES AGAIN FROM 13N122W TO 09N136W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W 
TO 105W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 128W TO 137W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.