000
FZPN03 KNHC 030306
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT OCT 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 05.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OLAF NEAR 24.5N 116.5W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 
03 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 NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OLAF NEAR 26.5N 113.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM E AND 120 NM W 
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 114W TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF OLAF WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 21N128W 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 AND 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 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 26N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL S OF 10N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL N OF 10N.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N130W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE AND
60 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND S
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N131W 1008 MB. 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 14N131W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW 
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 0315 UTC SAT OCT 03...

.TROPICAL STORM OLAF...OVER NE QUADRANT SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN
45 NM OF LINE FROM 24N114W TO 26N115W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED
STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT.

.SCATTERED STRONG S OF THE ITCZ WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 06N82W
06N84W TO 07N86W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 09N95W TO 08N110W
TO 12N118W WHERE IT BECOMES DISCONTINUED. ITCZ RESUMES AT
15N120W TO 12N131W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM
S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 118W...137W AND 139W AND WITHIN 
30 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 136W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.