000 FZPN03 KNHC 311529 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU AUG 31 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 31 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 01 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 02 .WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 19.5N 106.5W 950 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 31 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 22.0N 108.8W. 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 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 23.3N 111.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 24.0N 114.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 24.0N 118.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 24.0N 122.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 17.9N 116.5W 987 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 31 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 19.3N 118.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 20.0N 120.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 121.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 20.0N 122.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY DISSIPATING NEAR 20.0N 122.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 1500 UTC THU AUG 31... HURRICANE JOHN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 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 TORRES TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH