000 FZPN03 KNHC 310932 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU AUG 31 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 31 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 01 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 02 .WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 18.7N 105.3W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 31 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE..90 NM NW AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 140 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 21.6N 108.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 23.4N 110.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE..60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 24.0N 113.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 24.0N 117.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 24.0N 122.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 17.6N 116.1W 987 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 31 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 18.9N 117.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF THE CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 19.9N 120.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 20.0N 121.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 20.0N 121.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY NEAR 20.0N 122.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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. .N OF 26N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .S OF 10N FROM 100W TO 125W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SLY SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N FROM 110W TO 120W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SLY SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES CENTER 1011 MB NEAR 8N101W. WITHIN 120 NM S QUADRANT S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC THU AUG 31... HURRICANE JOHN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...9N79W 8N87W 13N108W 7N127W 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF 8N85W AND WITHIN 90 NM OF 8N96W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 12N109W TO 11N117W. ISOLATED MODERATE NEAR 10N122W. OTHER MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NEAR THE COAST AT 8N85W 11N88W 14N93W AND 15N97W. $$ FORECASTER RRG TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH