000
FZPN03 KNHC 020315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI OCT 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 04.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OLAF NEAR 20.7N 117.8W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 
02 MOVING N OR 315 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE
AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OLAF NEAR 22.0N 118.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS
TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.5N 118.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 25.0N 116.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF 
TROPICAL STORM OLAF SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N125W TO 14N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FROM 
21N TO 25N W OF 135W NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 
16N W OF 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 135W. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N118W TO 23N113W TO 14N105W TO 06N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN
150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 121W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT FROM 17N TO 20N MIXED 
WITH S SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 08N AND W OF 102W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.

.S OF 06N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8
10 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 95W AND 130W SE TO S WINDS TO
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 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 0315 UTC FRI OCT 02...

.TROPICAL STORM OLAF...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S 
SEMICIRLCE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 08N90W TO 08N100W
TO 15N114W...THEN RESUMES AT 14N120W TO 11N130W TO 10N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 79W AND 
83W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 131W AND 136W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 131W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 109W AND 113W.
 
$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.