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FZPN03 KNHC 020921
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT SEP 02 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 02
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 03
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 04

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 24.2N 110.2W 965 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 02
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT 
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW..75 NM 
NE..25 NM SW AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 175 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS TO 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN INLAND NEAR 26.1N 111.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 22 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOHN INLAND NEAR 28.2N 
114.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JOHN OVER WATER NEAR 29.7N 116.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 30.5N 118.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATED.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 19.0N 119.0W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 
02 STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY NEAR 18.7N 119.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 18.5N 118.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 18.5N 118.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLES OF JOHN WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 116W WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 
NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF JOHN WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 122W WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 
NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS WITHIN 120 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.

.N OF 22N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THEN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 24N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 6N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
SLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 6N BETWEEN 85W AND 95W S TO SW WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 5N W OF 125W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 
FT IN SLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 5N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 5N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SLY SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC SAT SEP 02...
HURRICANE JOHN...60 NM DIAMETER AREA OF SOLID STRONG CONVECTION. 
NUMEROUS MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 100 NM OF THE CENTER.

TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...AN AREA OF STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 40 
NM OF THE CENTER OVER THE S SEMICIRCLE.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 9N79W 9N89W 7N96W 
14N111W 6N134W 5N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION NEAR 5N81W 
8N84W 12N90W AND 7N94W. ISOLATED STRONG NEAR 6N87W AND 14N93W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE NEAR 7N105W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 40 NM 
OF 13N108W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 15N111W.

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FORECASTER RRG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH