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FZPN03 KNHC 242103
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JULIO NEAR 23.2N 110.2W 998 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
24 MOVING N NW OR 335 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT NE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JULIO INLAND NEAR 25.9N 111.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. MAX SEAS TO 14 FT GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA ALONG 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JULIO INLAND NEAR 28.4N 
113.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JULIO NEAR 29.5N 113.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JULIO NEAR 29.5N 113.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JULIO WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 150 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLES...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JULIO WARNING...WITHIN 180 
NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 
25N TO 28N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
ALONG 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JULIO WARNING...WITHIN 120 
NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 
26N TO 29N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
ALONG 28N.

.TROUGH 10N130W TO 15N123W. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND WITHIN 720 NM E 
OF TROUGH WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N131W TO 16N122W. WITHIN 720 NM E OF 
TROUGH SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11N127W TO 18N120W. WITHIN 720 NM E OF 
TROUGH SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SUN AUG 24.
.TROPICAL STORM JULIO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 23N111W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE OVER THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE ALONG AXIS 08N78W TO 07N96W TO 
14N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 05N82W TO 09N98W AND WITHIN 15 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 05.5N100W TO 08.5N106W...AND FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 125W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.