000 FZPN03 KNHC 120246 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE AUG 12 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 14. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 18.9N 131.7W 991 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 12 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 18.3N 134.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT...WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN DISSIPATING NEAR 17.2N 137.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 16.0N 141.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 15.5N 145.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 15.5N 149.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 200 NM OF CENTER... EXCEPT 360 NM NE QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .LOW 15N114W 1010 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 14N114W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 14N119W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 125W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .FROM 18N TO 28N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 25N W OF 137W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 25N BETWEEN 117W AND 123W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC TUE AUG 12. .TROPICAL STORM HERNAN...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF 19.5N132W. .SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W. .LOW 14N113W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 14.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 114W AND 119W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 10N84W TO 12N95W TO 08N110W TO 10N130W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 09N84W TO 05N88W LINE AND FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 98W AND 106W. $$ .FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.