000 FZPN03 KNHC 200916 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU JUL 20 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU JUL 20 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 21 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 22 .WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE DANIEL NEAR 12.2N 121.9W 960 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 20 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 225 NM E SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SW QUADRANT AND 175 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DANIEL NEAR 13.0N 124.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DANIEL NEAR 14.0N 128.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 36 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DANIEL NEAR 15.0N 131.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DANIEL NEAR 16.0N 134.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DANIEL NEAR 17.0N 137.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DANIEL WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...360 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DANIEL WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DANIEL WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS. .LOW 11N103W 1008 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 7N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 108W SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 11N103W 1007 MB. FROM 4N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...12N106W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU JUL 20... HURRICANE DANIEL...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN SPIRAL BANDS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS...7N77W 11N92W 11N103W 14N116W 6N124W 13N133W 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG GULF OF PANAMA. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 5N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 9N TO 16N BETWEEN 93W AND 104W. $$ FORECASTER BERG TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH