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FZPN03 KNHC 160324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN AUG 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GUILLERMO NEAR 19.7N 135.9W 958 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 16
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...240
NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GUILLERMO NEAR 21.1N 140.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 15O NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO NEAR 23.1N 145.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GUILLERMO NEAR 25.5N 151.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW GUILLERMO NEAR 28.0N 156.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATED GUILLERMO NEAR 30.5N 162.5W.
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 N 24N BETWEEN W OF 125W 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 0300 UTC SUN AUG 16...

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

SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION N OF 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 10N86W TO 12N115W 
TO 13N120W TO 11N140W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 150 NM S OF THE ITCZ AXIS 
BETWEEN 103W AND 107W...AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W 
AND 115W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.