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FZPN03 KNHC 070951
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU AUG 07 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN AT 14.5N 114.0W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
07 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 12 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 
GUSTS 55 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 15.8N 117.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE HERNAN NEAR 17.2N 121.4W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 90 NM NA ND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 18.5N 125.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 19.0N 128.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW PRES HERNAN NEAR 19.5N 131.0W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WIND TO 
33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00N102W TO 
13N107W TO 00N133W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS  WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 
00N102W TO 13N107W TO 13N115W TO 00N135W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS  WITHIN 300 NM OF 
CENTER WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 27N W OF 132W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 13N TO 25N W OF 132W  NE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 13N TO 22N W OF 135W  NE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC THU AUG 07.

.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N  
SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N81W TO 09N95W TO 13N108N TO 
13N117W TO 11N132W TO 09N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS E OF 103W.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS W OF 120W. 
 
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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.