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FZPN03 KNHC 011535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU OCT 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 OCT 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 03.

.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN-E NEAR 19.0N 117.9W 1004 MB AT
1500 UTC OCT 01 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.8N 119.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 45 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 21.3N 120.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.0N 118.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
PRIMARILY S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N125W 
TO 14N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...NW OF LINE 
30N115W TO 14N125W TO 13N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 
115W AND 125W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N 
AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 12N W OF 120W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 135W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL.

.S OF 06N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 95W AND 130W S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT IN S SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU OCT 01...

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE .

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 11N105W TO 09N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS E OF 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 130W.
 
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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.