000
FZPN03 KNHC 200315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT OCT 20 2007
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 20
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 21
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 22
 
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 17.7N 105.9W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 20
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 75 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 19.0N 107.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 20.5N 108.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 21.0N 109.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 21.5N 111.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 22.0N 114.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST 
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KIKO WARNINGS. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KIKO WARNINGS. LITTLE 
CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KIKO WARNINGS. LITTLE 
CHANGE.

.FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 21N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 16N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT OCT 20...
TROPICAL STORM KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...15N92W 10N105W 9N120W 7N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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FORECASTER LL
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH