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FZPN03 KNHC 080902 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI AUG 08 2008

CORRECTION TO ELIMINATE DOUBLE WARNING HEADING
 
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 15.0N 118.9W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
08 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HERNAN NEAR 15.4N 122.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 17.0N 125.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITH MAX SEAS TO 23 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 18.0N 128.5W.
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 18.0N 131.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 17.5N 134.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM N AND WITHIN 420  
S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 300 NM N 
AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS LITTLE CHANGE IN 
WINDS AND SEAS. 

.FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 130W S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 130W S 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC FRI AUG 08.

.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM NW AND WITHIN 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N82W TO 10N194W TO 13N110W 
TO 13N119W TO 11N125W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 82W AND 88W AND WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 08N88W TO 08N98W TO 13N109W AND WITHIN 120 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N117W TO 11N140W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.