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FZPN03 KNHC 240921
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 24
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 25
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 26

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 19.9N 114.2W 960 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 24 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT 
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND 
SE...120 NM NE...AND 80 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 250 NM NE...200 NM SE...100 NM SW...AND 125 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 21.3N 116.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE...100 NM SE...80 NM SW...AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 22.2N 118.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE...90 NM SE...80 NM SW...AND 95 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 22.5N 120.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 22.5N 121.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 22.5N 123.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
270 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.N OF 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 12N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 5N TO 10N BETWEEN 112W AND 128W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 6N BETWEEN 84W AND 98W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 8N BETWEEN 84W AND 102W S TO SW WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC THU AUG 24...
HURRICANE ILEANA...MODERATE CONVECTION IN RAIN BANDS OVER E 
SEMICIRCLE ABOUT 90 NM FROM THE STORM CENTER. OTHERWISE MOSTLY 
STRATAFORM CLOUDS REMAINDER OF CIRCULATION WITHIN 150 NM OF THE 
CENTER.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...8N77W 9N99W 18N112W 11N126W 
9N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NEAR 4N79W 6N86W 
6N88W 7N91W 8N99W 10N103W 10N118W AND 7N137W. 

CLUSTERS OF STRONG CONVECTION NEAR THE COAST AT 8N84W 15N94W AND 
21N106W.

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FORECASTER RRG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH