000
FZPN03 KNHC 022121
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT SEP 02 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 02
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 03
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 04

.WARNINGS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 25.0N 111.2W 988 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 02
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...25 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN INLAND NEAR 26.8N 113.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOHN DISSIPATING NEAR 
28.7N 115.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 29.5N 117.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 29.5N 119.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY NEAR 18.3N 118.6W 1005 MB AT 2100
UTC SEP 02 MOVING SE OR 135 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY DISSIPATING NEAR
17.9N 117.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 17.3N 116.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
210 NM S AND 150 NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 115W WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 
NM S AND 90 NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 
NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS WITHIN 120 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNINGS WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT SEP 02...
HURRICANE JOHN...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM NE 
AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. 

TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF 
18N119W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...9N84W 8N100W 13N115W 12N125W 
9N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 118W...AND WITHIN 240 NM N OF THE 
AXIS BETWEEN 98W AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 90W. 

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FORECASTER COBB
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH