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FZPN03 KNHC 282138
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI SEP 28 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
TROPICAL STORM NORMAN NEAR 24.4N 108.7W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 
28 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NORMAN ALONG COAST 
NEAR 26.2N 109.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NORMAN DISSIPATED 
INLAND. 

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN NORMAN WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF NORMAN WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 108W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MIRIAM NEAR 21.5N116W 1004 MB. WITHIN 
180 NM S SEMICIRCLE EXCEPT 210 NM W QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 
113W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 21N115.5W 1009 MB. FROM 17N 
TO 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 18N BETWEEN 103W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 101W AND 
128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 
126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 10N92W TO 00N123W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N130W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N122W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI SEP 28...

.TROPICAL STORM NORMAN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 30 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
NE QUADRANT. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 10.5N96W TO 13N103W WHERE IT 
REMAINS FRACTURED...THEN RESUMES FROM NEAR 18N108W TO 10N130W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 150 NM N AND 240 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 103W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 09N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 103W AND 108W. CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 108W AND 131W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.