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FZPN03 KNHC 240315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 24 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 24
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 25
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 26

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 19.4N 113.5W 955 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 24 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT 
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND 
SE...120 NM NE...AND 80 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 250 NM NE...200 NM SE...100 NM SW...AND 125 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 20.7N 116.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 130 NM NE...100 NM SE...80 NM SW...AND 110 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 21.6N 118.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 22.0N 120.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 22.5N 121.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 22.5N 123.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
270 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.TROUGH...REMNANT OF HECTOR...W OF AREA. N OF 23N W OF 137W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 5N TO 10N BETWEEN 112W AND 128W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 6N BETWEEN 84W AND 98W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 8N BETWEEN 84W AND 102W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU AUG 24...
HURRICANE ILEANA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF THE CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN SPIRAL BANDS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
180 NM OF THE CENTER.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...7N77W 8N95W 16N105W THEN 
13N113W 8N130W 7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 5N BETWEEN 81W 
AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 6N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W.

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FORECASTER BERG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH