000 FZPN03 KNHC 240306 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE OCT 24 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 24 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 25 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 26 .WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE PAUL NEAR 17.6N 111.7W 980 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 24 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PAUL NEAR 20.5N 110.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM SE AND 75 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAUL INLAND NEAR 25.0N 106.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED INLAND. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAUL WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAUL WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAUL WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT. .N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 8N BETWEEN 100W AND 112W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 8N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 12 TO 20N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .NW OF LINE 30N132W 20N140W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N128W 22N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N124W 18N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N130W 22N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W 22N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC TUE OCT 24... HURRICANE PAUL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...12N85W 13N95W 7N117W 13N135W 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 133W. FORECASTER BERG TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH