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FZPN03 KNHC 220922
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE AUG 22 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 20.0N 132.5W 978 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 22 
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT 
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...180 NM NW 
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 14N TO 26N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 21.3N 133.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 23.2N 134.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 
S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 
105 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA N OF 18N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH NEAR 26.6N 136.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 75 NM N AND 15 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 28.7N 
136.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 30.0N 
137.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 31.0N 
138.0W. 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.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 127W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH HURRICANE KENNETH.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE AUG 22...

.HURRICANE KENNETH...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 
90 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 11N100W TO 10N119W TO 07N126W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 127W.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.