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FZPN03 KNHC 152135
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GUILLERMO NEAR 19.2N 134.5W 958 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 15
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND
60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUILLERMO NEAR 20.5N 139.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 60 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 31 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO NEAR 21.4N 141.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
HIGHEST SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO NEAR 22.3N 144.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
HIGHEST SEAS TO 22 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO NEAR 24.3N 149.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUILLERMO NEAR 26.5N
154.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW GUILLERMO NEAR 29.1N 160.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUILLERMO WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 300 NM N AND WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 130W AND 
135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUILLERMO WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM N AND WITHIN 120 S SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 130W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUILLERMO WARNING...N OF 
17N W OF 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 FT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.LOW PRES AT 12N139W 1009 MB. FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 135W 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1010 MB 13N138W. WITHIN 60 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 15N139W 1011 MB. FROM 16N TO 19N W OF 
137W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.

.FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 115W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N WITHIN 90 NM OF THE BAJA 
PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.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 2100 UTC SAT AUG 15...

.HURRICANE GUILLERMO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF HURRICANE 
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG LINE FROM 10N86W TO 
12N108W TO 09N120W TO 12N135W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS E OF 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION N OF AXIS FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 115W...AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.