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FZPN03 KNHC 082126
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI JUN 08 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI JUN 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JUN 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUN 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ALETTA NEAR 16.0N 111.7W 943 MB AT 2100 UTC JUN 08 
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT 
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 
105W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ALETTA NEAR 17.2N 113.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 280 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS NOTED ABOVE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 18.3N 115.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 150 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM SE AND 
120 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS NOTED ABOVE.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 18.6N 117.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 18.6N 
119.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 18.0N 
121.0W. 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 11N96W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 
180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
12N100W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14.5N103W 1005 MB. WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF LINE FROM 08N132W TO 08N107W TO 03.4S95W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH ALETTA AND IN GALE 
WARNING SECTION...S OF LINE FROM 25N130W TO 22N106W TO 
13N96W...AND FROM 14N TO 22N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH ALETTA AND IN GALE 
WARNING SECTION...N OF 01N AND S OF LINE FROM 23N130W TO 24N111W 
TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
FROM 17N TO 24N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.  

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 113W AND 
133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI JUN 8...

.HURRICANE ALETTA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
THE CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 20N BETWEEN 106W AND 114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 0.5N84W TO 09N86W TO LOW PRES NEAR 11N96W TO 
11.5N103W. IT RESUMES FROM 11N117W TO 07N128W. ITCZ FROM 07N128W 
TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 
100W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 114W 
AND 125W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.