000
FZPN03 KNHC 170316
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GUILLERMO CENTER W OF AREA NEAR 20.7N 141.4W 985 MB 
AT 0300 UTC AUG 17 MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE AND WITHIN 75 NM SE OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND WITHIN 75 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS TO 
27 FT NEAR CENTER.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WARNING CONDITIONS W OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GUILLERMO WARNING...N OF 17N W OF 130W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 137W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 13N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N E OF 100W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON AUG 17...

.HURRICANE GUILLERMO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 19N TO 
21N W OF 138W. 

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM 13N88W AND 
WITHIN 60 NM OF PACIFIC COAST CENTRAL AMERICA FROM 95W TO 105W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N82W TO 10N120W TO 
09N125W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 128W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS W OF 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.