000
FZPN03 KNHC 250309
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JULIO NEAR 24.4N 111.1W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
25 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM NE
QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM SE AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JULIO INLAND NEAR 27.4N 
112.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA ALONG 27N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JULIO NEAR 29.5N 113.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA ALONG 29N.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JULIO NEAR 30.0N 113.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JULIO WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 120 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLES...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N 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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 10 FT GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
ALONG 29N.

.TROUGH 10N132W TO 14N122W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 720 NM E OF TROUGH SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 09N134W TO 17N120W. E OF TROUGH TO 112W 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N130W TO 17N120W. E OF TROUGH TO 110W 
SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON AUG 25.
.TROPICAL STORM JULIO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE 25N112W TO 23N110W. ISOLATED STRONG OVER THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA S OF 26N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE ALONG AXIS 10N83W TO 07N95W TO 
14N120W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 05N82W TO 07N90W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 
10N97W AND WITHIN 20 NM OF 13N121W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.