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FZPN03 KNHC 290942
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM JIMENA NEAR 14.1N 102.3W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
29 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 20 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 30 NM NE 
QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JIMENA NEAR 14.9N 104.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 35 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...90 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 16.4N 107.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 320 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 18 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 19.5N 110.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 23.0N 112.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JIMENA NEAR 25.5N 114.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING ON TROPICAL STORM JIMENA...WITHIN 
180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER...WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.

.LOW PRES 12N120W 1008 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 
240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION POSSIBLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
13N123W 1007 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SE AND WITHIN 330 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...15N123W 
1006 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE AND WITHIN 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.REMNANT LOW PRES OF IGNACIO...29N128.5W 1015 MB DRIFTING S. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER... 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL NW SEMICIRCLE. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N125W TO 20N140W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENED TO TROUGH 29N132W TO 25N128W.  
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 131W AND 135W...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
30N119W TO 14N140W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 28N W OF 132W...NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.LOW PRES 17N133W 1011 MB MOVING W 12 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 16.5N137W 1013 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGING WITH NW 
SWELL ABOVE.  

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 02N TO 10N E OF 89W...W TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.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 0900 UTC SAT AUG 29...

.TROPICAL STORM JIMENA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG RAINBANDS OCCURRING IN PERIPHERY OF JIMENA WITHIN 360 NM 
OF CENTER. 

.LOW PRES 12N120W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ORGANIZING IN BANDS WITHIN 240 NM OVER W AND NW SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER.   

.LOW PRES 17N133W...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 00 NM NW OF CENTER. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N76W TO 07N79W TO 
10N86W TO 08N93W TO 13N113W TO 08N126W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 05N BETWEEN 81W AND 89W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 108W AND 
WITHIN 150 NM LINE 11N122W TO 07N127W AND LINE 10N137W TO 
06N140W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.