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FZPN03 KNHC 111538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON AUG 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE HERNAN NEAR 19.0N 130.2W 983 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 11
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 19.0N 131.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 18.6N 132.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 
NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 17.7N 135.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 
NM NE AND WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN NEAR 16.5N 139.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 15.5N 143.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 15.5N 147.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE 
AND 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM N 
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM N 
ANS WITHIN 90 SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
 
.LOW PRES NEAR 14N114W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N116W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N120W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 15N98W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N QUADRANT E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 16N103W 1009 MB. WITHIN 90 NM N 
QUADRANT WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14N106W 1010 MB. WITHIN 90 NM N 
QUADRANT WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 106W AND 112W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 105W AND 125W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 138W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 21N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 1500 UTC MON AUG 11.

.HURRICANE HERNAN...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 15N BETWEEN 100W TO 
103W. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 15N98W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N114W ALONG ITCZ WITH SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
180 NM N QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 09N84W TO 10N96W TO 
08N105W TO 14N115W TO 13N122W TO 11N130W TO 15N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE S OF AXIS FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 93W AND 98W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 
112W. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.