000
FZPN03 KNHC 080306
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI AUG 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 14.9N 117.8W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
08 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HERNAN NEAR 15.8N 121.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM 
NE...90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 16.8N 124.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 18.0N 128.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN NEAR 18.5N 130.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 18.0N 134.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM N AND 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 107W AND 123W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 06N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 300 NM N 
AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS LITTLE CHANGE IN 
WINDS AND SEAS. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 112W AND 125W 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 24N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 21N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC FRI AUG 08.

.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN
60 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...7N79W 6N88W 10N103W 15N110W 
12N120W 10N130W 10N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION 
IS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 83W-91W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 240 NM N OF THE 
AXIS W OF 134W...AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 119W 
AND 127W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 180 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 99W AND 110W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.