000 FZPN03 KNHC 090905 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT AUG 09 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 11. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE HERNAN NEAR 15.5N 122.6W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 09 MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HERNAN NEAR 16.5N 125.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 17.3N 128.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NE AND WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 17.5N 130.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 17.5N 132.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN NEAR 16.5N 135.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .LOW PRES NEAR 10N93W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...11N96W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 96W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...12N100W 1006 MB. WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 120W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 80W AND 105W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. .FROM 12N TO 27N W OF 133W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 136W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SAT AUG 09. .HURRICANE HERNAN...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES. .LOW PRES NEAR 10N93W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94W TO 09N97W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 110W AND FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N E OF 87W...AND WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N111W TO 15N114W AND LINE 11N128W TO 11N135W TO 09N140W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.