000 FZPN03 KNHC 120917 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC MON OCT 12 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MON OCT 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 14. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA NEAR 18.6N 108.9W 1001 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 12 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO XX FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA NEAR 21.1N 109.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...30 NM NW QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. MAXIMUM SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA NEAR 22.8N 109.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA NEAR 23.0N 111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA NEAR 23.0N 114.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW PATRICIA NEAR 23.0N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 115W TO THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 23N TO 26N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W MOVING ESE 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 21N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE FROM 30N125W TO 25N130W. N OF 26N W OF 125W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN OCT 12... .TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 07N78W TO 06N87W TO 12N98W TO 09N120W TO 13N130W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS E OF 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 125W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.