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FZPN03 KNHC 122201
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE AUG 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN AT 18.4N 134.1W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
12 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 8 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 
45 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 
45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 90 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN NEAR 17.7N 136.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW PRES HERNAN NEAR 16.5N 139.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW PRES HERNAN NEAR 15.5N 144.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 25 KT.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 90 
NM SE SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 138W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 
120 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE  WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
 
.LOW PRES 14N116W 1009 MB.  WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 60 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES  WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
13N120W 1008 MB.  WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 60 SE SEMICIRCLES  WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...14N120W 1009 
MB.  WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER  WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W  SW WIND TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 26N E OF 120W  NE WIND TO 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC TUE AUG 12.

.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NE 
QUADRANT.

.LOW PRES AT 14N116W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 
14N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 117W.  

.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 14N FROM 100W TO 106W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 10N86W TO 13N100W TO 
09N114W TO 12N127W TO 12N135W TO 10N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS E OF 99W AND 240 NM OF AXIS FROM 99W TO 
106W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.