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FZPN03 KNHC 151520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 17.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ISELLE NEAR 17.7N 111.4W 1004 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
15 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISELLE NEAR 18.3N 113.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ISELLE NEAR 18.4N 115.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ISELLE NEAR 18.5N 117.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ISELLE NEAR 18.5N 118.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW ISELLE NEAR 18.5N 120.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ISELLE WARNING. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.LOW 14N121W 1011 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 15N122W 1012 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 15N122W 1013 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS 
AND SEAS.

.FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 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 1545 UTC FRI AUG 15.

.TROPICAL STORM ISELLE...SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 
150 NM W QUADRANT WITH ISOLATED MODERATE ALSO FOUND S OF THE 
SYSTEM TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 08N96W TO 09N111W TO 
08N124W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND WITHIN 180 NM OF THE AXIS E OF 90W AND
FROM 96W TO 104W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED 
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS FROM 95W TO 103W AND FROM 
117W TO 130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.