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FZPN03 KNHC 300920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED AUG 30 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 30
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 31
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 01

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 15.6N 101.3W 962 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 30
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 18.0N 104.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 42 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 20.9N 107.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
40 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 22.2N 110.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 22.8N 114.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 23.0N 118.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 16.5N 114.7W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
30 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 17.6N 116.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 18.7N 118.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 23 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 19.5N 121.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 20.0N 123.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 20.0N 126.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 
120 SW SEMICIRCLE OF JOHN WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 240 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF JOHN WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF KRISTY WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
KRISTY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM OF 
KRISTY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 10N FROM 105W TO 120W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 12N FROM 100W TO 125W S WINDS 
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 12N FROM 107W TO 125W S WINDS 
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC WED AUG 30...
HURRICANE JOHN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES.

TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...8N78W 14N97W 14N110W 10N125W 
10N140W. NUMEROUS STRONG S OF AXIS TO 4N AND E OF 80W TO COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60-90 NM OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 129W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
60-90 NM OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST BETWEEN 86W AND 94W.

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FORECASTER COBB
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH