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FZPN03 KNHC 222029
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 21.8N 133.6W 990 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
22 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 15N TO 28N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 24.9N 135.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 18N 
TO 30N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 27.5N 
136.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 25N W 
W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 29.0N 
137.3W. 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 
138.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 31.0N 
140.0W. 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC TUE AUG 22...

.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 09N90W TO 
12N100W TO 10N120W TO 07N133W...RESUMING NEAR 15N133W TO BEYOND 
11N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 06N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 104W AND FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 108W AND 131W.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.