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FZPN03 KNHC 110302
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE HERNAN NEAR 18.4N 128.4W 980 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 11
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 18.5N 131.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 
NM NW AND 75 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 17.7N 133.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN NEAR 16.5N 136.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN DISSIPATING NEAR
16.0N 139.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 15.5N 143.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE 
AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 300 NM NW 
AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 270 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLES WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 120 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 15N112W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N115W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N118W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N97W 1010 MB. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 
95W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14N101W 1011 MB. WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N105W 1010 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 06N BETWEEN 92W AND 107W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W S WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 136W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON AUG 11.

.HURRICANE HERNAN...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE/STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM SW AND 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLES. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 15N112W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 
NM NW SEMICIRCLE. 

..SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60-75 NM OF THE POINT 
14N97W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 06N77W TO 09N100W TO 
16N123W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120-180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 102W. 

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.