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FZPN03 KNHC 070909
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT AUG 07 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 09.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE NEAR 16.8N 106.7W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC 
AUG 07 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE NEAR 17.6N 109.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 45 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE NEAR 18.3N 111.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 45 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE NEAR 18.5N 112.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ESTELLE NEAR 18.5N 113.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ESTELLE NEAR 18.5N
114.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EXCEPT 45 
NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
120 NM NE AND 60 SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
90 NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 26N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 
29N BETWEEN 118 AND 128W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W AND 137W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH 13N132W TO 09N137W. N OF 11N WITHIN 150 NM NW OF TROUGH 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 13N135W TO 09N140W. N OF 11N WITHIN 90 
NM NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 123W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W 
AND 100W...AND FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 121W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 100W...AND FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 100 AND 120W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 100W...AND 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 
100W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY 
SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0900 UTC SAT AUG 07...
.TROPICAL STORM ESTELLE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
IS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER.

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N E OF 80W 
TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND N OF 11N BETWEEN 87W TO 90W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N85W TO 09N100W TO 12N115W 
TO 10N132W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 118W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 50 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 88W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION IS ALSO NOTED FROM 08N TO 11N W OF 130W.
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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.