000
FZPN03 KNHC 030918
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN SEP 03 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 03
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 04
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 05

.WARNINGS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 26.3N 112.1W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 03
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...25 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 100 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS 
TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOHN INLAND NEAR 28.1N 
113.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 29.9N 115.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
180 NM S AND 120 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 120 
NM S AND 75 NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JOHN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 
NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY NEAR 18.1N 118.1W 1009 MB AT 0900 
UTC SEP 03 MOVING ESE OR 120 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 17.4N 117.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW NEAR 17.2N 118.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC SUN SEP 03...
TROPICAL STORM JOHN...AREA OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION OVER 
THE SE QUADRANT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IN A RAIN BAND WITHIN 60 TO 70 NM OF THE CENTER OVER 
THE N AND NE QUADRANTS. SCATTERED MODERATE IN BANDS 112 NM N AND 
150 NM S QUADRANTS.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY...NO CONVECTION. ONLY LOW AND MID 
LEVEL STRATAFORM CLOUDS.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 9N78W 8N100W 13N115W 
9N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 3N79W TO 
10N98W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 7N106W AND WITHIN 50 
NM OF 14N108W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 20 NM OF A LINE FROM 
13N116W TO 8N135W. 

SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 50 NM 
OF THE COAST FROM 6N78W TO 13N89W AND FROM 14N96W TO 16N103W.

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FORECASTER RRG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH