000 FZPN03 KNHC 302132 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED AUG 30 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 30 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 31 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 01 .WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 17.4N 103.3W 948 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 30 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 140 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 20.4N 106.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 22.8N 109.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 24.0N 112.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 24.5N 115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 24.5N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 17.0N 115.6W 994 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 30 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 18.2N 117.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 19.5N 120.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 20.0N 123.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 19.5N 125.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 19.0N 127.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 SW SEMICIRCLE OF WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN 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. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS. WITHIN 180 NM OF KRISTY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS. LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS. WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ELSEWHERE S OF 10N FROM 100W TO 125W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 12N FROM 105W TO 130W S WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N FROM 115W TO 135W S WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED AUG 30... HURRICANE JOHN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...6N77W 6N90W 12N110W 8N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 6.6N82.9W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11.5N TO 15N FROM 105W TO 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 9.5N TO 11.3N FROM 120W TO 125W. $$ FORECASTER LL TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH