000
FZPN03 KNHC 070312
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 07 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 13.8N 112.5W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
07 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER 
WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 15.2N 116.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HERNAN NEAR 16.4N 119.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 17.6N 123.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 18.5N 127.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 19.0N 130.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00N102W TO 
13N107W TO 00N133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
FROM 00N102W TO 13N107W TO 13N115W TO 00N135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 300 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 27N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 25N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 22N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC THU AUG 07.

.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 
NM SW SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 240 NM W AND 60 NM E SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 08N90W TO 14N108N TO 
09N122W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 
5.5N92.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180-240 NM 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 106W...WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 133W AND 136W. 
 
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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.