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FZPN03 KNHC 240926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM JULIO NEAR 21.5N 109.6W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
24 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JULIO NEAR 24.1N 111.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER 60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT. MAX SEAS 
TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JULIO INLAND NEAR 26.7N 112.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE. MAX SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JULIO INLAND NEAR 28.5N
113.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JULIO NEAR 30.5N 114.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED JULIO WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM SE AND WITHIN 150 
NM NW SEMICIRCLES...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JULIO WARNING...WITHIN 270 
NM SE AND WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLES...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JULIO WARNING...WITHIN 150 
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
 
.LOW PRES 13.5N125W 1009 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 360 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 
420 NM NW SEMICIRCLE NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 13.5N126W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE 
SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.LOW PRES 14.5N114W 1010 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 360 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 15N115W 1010 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 15N115W 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. N OF 26N E OF 117W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S BETWEEN 111W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN LINE FROM 10N108W 
TO 00N95W TO 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL. 

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN AUG 24.
.TROPICAL STORM JULIO...NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT.

WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 07N TO 
16N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 08N78W TO 07N100W THEN FROM 
T.S. JULIO TO 13N126W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
WITHIN 300 NM S AND 90 NM N OF AXIS FROM 111W TO 130W. NUMEROUS 
STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 13N BETWEEN 125W 
AND 129W.  

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.