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FZPN03 KNHC 120913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE AUG 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 18.5N 132.7W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
12 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE
QUADRANT...45 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 17.8N 135.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 
30 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 
WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 16.7N 138.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 15.5N 142.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 15.0N 146.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 15.0N 151.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 180 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 
330 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HERNAN WARNINGS...WITHIN 
210 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
 
.LOW PRES 14.5N115W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W AND 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 14N119W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 60 
SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 14N120W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

S OF 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 
122W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.N OF 28N E OF 122W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 123W AND 133W N TO NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE AUG 12.

.TROPICAL STORM HERNAN...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 
WITHIN 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLES.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N115W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 45 NM OF 15N116W.  

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 14N93W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 10N85W TO 12N101W TO 
09N114W TO 13N126W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG N OF 04N BETWEEN 84W AND 89W AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 
99W AND 105W AND WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 09N110W TO 
09N118W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.