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FZPN03 KNHC 020257
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT SEP 02 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 02
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 03
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 04

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 23.4N 109.6W 958 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 02
MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE
QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 31 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 25.5N 110.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS
TO 26 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN INLAND NEAR 26.7N 111.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN INLAND NEAR 27.5N 113.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 25 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOHN OVER WATER NEAR 29.0N 
115.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOHN DISSIPATING NEAR
30.0N 117.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 30.5N 119.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 19.0N 119.1W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
02 MOVING W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS 
TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY NEAR 19.0N 119.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 18.8N 120.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 18.6N 120.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLES OF JOHN WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 
NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF JOHN WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 
NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS WITHIN 120 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.

.N OF 25N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THEN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC SAT SEP 02...
HURRICANE JOHN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
150 NM S SEMICIRCLE.

TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. 

SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60-90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
CENTRAL AMERICA BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...9N84W 10N100W 19N105W 16N121W 
8N132W 9N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 82W AND 85W...AND BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...AND FROM 11N TO 
17N BETWEEN 105W AND 111W. 

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FORECASTER COBB
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH