000
FZPN03 KNHC 022133
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 04.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OLAF NEAR 23.8N 117.2W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 
02 MOVING N OR 10 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE
...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OLAF NEAR 26.0N 115.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 
90 NM NE QUADRANT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 SE AND 180 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM OLAF WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 23N TO 
26N E OF 115W TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF OLAF
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 20N130W TO 14N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
14N W OF 120W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
REMAINDER AREA N OF 10N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN S SWELL BETWEEN 105W AND 120W AND IN N SWELL W OF 
120W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 124W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 13N W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO 
SW SWELL E OF 115W AND N SWELL W OF 115W. S OF 13N W OF 100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA
W OF 109W EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW WITH LOW NEAR 14N130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL S OF 10N AND IN N SWELL N 
OF 10N.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N130W. WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
60 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 14N130W. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW WINDS
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.   

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC FRI OCT 02...

.TROPICAL STORM OLAF...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
240 NM NE...180 NM SE AND 150 NM N QUADRANTS. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM SW QUADRANTS

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG S OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 05N81W TO 07N85W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 09N90W TO 09N100W
TO 08N110W TO 11N117W...THEN RESUMES AT 14N120W TO 11N130W TO
10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE
ITCZ BETWEEN 131W AND 136W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 115W AND 117W...BETWEEN 129W AND 113W
AND W OF 135W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.