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FZPN03 KNHC 081537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT AUG 08 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FELICIA AT 19.3N 140.8W 975 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 08 
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 13 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS 
100 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
75 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE FELICIA NEAR 19.7N 145.4W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.  NO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF 
140W.  NO SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM FELICIA NEAR 19.7N 150.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT.  NO TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WIND E OF 140W.  NO SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 140W.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA NEAR 19.5N 156.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW PRES FELICIA NEAR 19.5N 161.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  REMNANT LOW FELICIA NEAR 20.5N 166.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FELICIA WARNING.  OVER FORECAT WATERS WITHIN 
150 NM OF CENTER E SEMICIRCLE  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  CONDITIONS W OF 140W.

.N OF 24N WITHIN 240 NM OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 92W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT AUG 08...

.FELICIA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N QUADRANT 
AND 60 NM ELSEWHERE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 09N93W TO 09N108W 
12N115W TO 09132W TO 12N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N 
AND 300 NM S OF AXIS E OF 100W...WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS FROM 
117W TO 127W AND WITHIN 240 NM OF AXIS FROM 128W TO 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.