000 FZPN03 KNHC 240843 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE OCT 24 2006 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 24 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 25 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 26 .WARNINGS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE PAUL NEAR 18.6N 111.4W 982 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 24 MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...25 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAUL NEAR 22.0N 109.5W. 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 50 NM NW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADII OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAUL INLAND NEAR 26.0N 104.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAUL WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAUL WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .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. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 8N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 8N BETWEEN 100W AND 125W S WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NLY SWELL. .NW OF LINE 30N130W 20N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS FAR NW PORTION. .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 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W 22N128W 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 0845 UTC TUE OCT 24... HURRICANE PAUL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...10N84W 13N95W 7N117W 13N135W 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA FROM 9N TO 11N. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90-120 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 126W...AND BETWEEN 130W AND 134W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 112W. FORECASTER COBB TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH