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FZPN03 KNHC 230305
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 23 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 23
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 24
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 25

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 16.6N 109.2W 979 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 23
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 125 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 19.0N 113.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
AND SEAS 12 OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...175 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 125 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 30 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 20.7N 116.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 32 
FT.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 22.0N 118.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 23.0N 120.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 23.5N 122.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR NEAR 23.0N 138.1W 1009 MB AT 0300
UTC AUG 23 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.3N 140.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT WITH SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
540 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...LITTLE 
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR WARNINGS...WITHIN 
300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNINGS...WITHIN 
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HECTOR WARNING...FROM 23N 
TO 29N W OF 137W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW CONDITIONS W OF AREA.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 113W AND S OF 11N BETWEEN 
113W AND 132W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 102W AND 116W AND S 
OF 13N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W AND S OF 7N BETWEEN 102W AND 90W
S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 10N BETWEEN 105W AND 
120W AND S OF 10N BETWEEN 102W AND 90W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED AUG 23...
HURRICANE ILEANA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 75 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WITH EYE DIAMETER CURRENTLY 30 NM. 

TROPICAL DEPRESSION HECTOR...SCATTERED MODERATE 280 NM NE OF 
CENTER NEAR 27N135W.
 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...9N79W 6N90W 15N105W 9N122W 
8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 4N89W 11N98W AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE 11N108W 9N112W 11N120W 6N132W.

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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH