000 FZPN03 KNHC 300318 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED AUG 30 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 30 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 31 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 01 .WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 15.2N 100.4W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 30 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 17.2N 103.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 20.2N 107.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 21.8N 111.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 22.5N 114.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 22.5N 118.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .LOW PRES 16N115W 1006 MB DRIFTING W. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 15N117W 1006 MB POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 16N119W 1007 MB POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .ELSEWHERE S OF 10N FROM 105W TO 120W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 12N FROM 100W TO 125W S WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 12N FROM 107W TO 125W S WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED AUG 30... HURRICANE JOHN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. LOW NEAR 16N115W...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 100 NM OF 16.8N114.7W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...5N77W 11N105W 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 10.8N104.4W. $$ FORECASTER LL TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH