000
FZPN03 KNHC 170302
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN SEP 17 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 19

.WARNINGS
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LANE NEAR 25.0N 107.4W 978 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 17
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS
90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 
NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE INLAND NEAR 25.8N 107.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE INLAND NEAR 26.7N 108.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LANE INLAND DISSIPATING 
NEAR 27.5N 108.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 18.4N 114.4W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
17 MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 19.5N 113.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 21.6N 113.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 23.1N 113.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MIRIAM DISSIPATING NEAR
24.5N 114.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW MIRIAM NEAR 26.0N 115.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNINGS...WITHIN 
120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST OVER WATERS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM SE QUADRANT 
AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNINGS...LITTLE 
CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNINGS...LITTLE 
CHANGE.
  
.ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 12N140W 25N112W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N W OF 120W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

.FROM S OF 12N W OF 110W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 108W AND S OF 10N E OF 108W SLY 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N W OF 97W AND S OF 10N E OF 97W SLY 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SUN SEP 17...
HURRICANE LANE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 23N108W 24N107W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
20N108W 24N107W.

TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 30 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF OF 
CENTER. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...
AXIS ALONG 9N81W 9N90W 6N99W 15N115W 10N130W 10N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 8N80W 
7N111W.

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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH