000
FZPN03 KNHC 150326
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GUILLERMO NEAR 18.3N 130.3W 976 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 15
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 105 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUILLERMO NEAR 19.3N 135.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND 60 
NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 31 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO NEAR 20.5N 140.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...75 
NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO NEAR 22.2N 145.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUILLERMO NEAR 24.0N
150.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW GUILLERMO NEAR 26.0N 156.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUILLERMO WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUILLERMO WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUILLERMO WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
33 FT. SEAS WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.

.LOW PRES AT 11N139W 1009 MB STATIONARY. WITHIN 210 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 12N139W 1008 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 13N138W. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT AUG 15...

.HURRICANE GUILLERMO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF HURRICANE CENTER. 
ELSEWHERE SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 
HURRICANE CENTER.

.LOW PRES AT 11N139W...SCATTERED MODERATE OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.

.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 12N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE 
ZONE WAS ANALYZED ALONG 09N84W TO 10N113W TO 17N127W TO 10N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
85W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 110W. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.