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FZPN03 KNHC 012135
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN SEP 01 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN SEP 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 03.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 21.8N 115.7W 996 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 01 
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 
60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...50 
NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 50 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 
NM SE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 23.1N 116.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM E AND 30 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KIKO NEAR 23.7N 
116.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KIKO NEAR 24.0N 
116.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SUN SEP 1...

.TROPICAL STORM KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM 
N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 10N95W TO 11N110W. IT RESUMES FROM 
16N122W TO LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N126W 1010 MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 
11N136W 1010 MB BEYOND TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 96W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 122W AND 125W. 
  
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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.