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FZPN03 KNHC 292104
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 15.1N 104.2W 970 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 29 
MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT 
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 16.3N 106.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 55 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NE AND WITHIN 120 
NW SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 18.3N 109.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 105 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NE AND WITHIN 150 
NW SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 21.0N 111.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 24.0N 114.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JIMENA NEAR 25.5N 118.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 12.8N 122.2W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
29 MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE SEAS TO 11 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 14.2N 122.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT O GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 
NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 16.1N 122.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS...30 NM NW QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS TO 14 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 17.5N 121.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 18.5N 120.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KEVIN NEAR 19.5N 120.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JIMENA WARNING. OVER WATER WITHIN 240 NM 1E 
AND WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 360 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KEVIN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM SE AND WITHIN 
240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM SE 
AND WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...LITTLE CHANGE IN 
WINDS OR SEAS.

.LOW PRES 17N136W 1014 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14N140W TO 18N138W. FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH AND CONDITIONS W OF AREA. 

.REMNANT LOW PRES 28N129W 1016 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT N 
TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
30N120W TO 16N140W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N129W TO 26N128W. WITHIN 60 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
30N120W TO 13N140W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.42 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 2100 UTC SAT AUG 29...

.HURRICANE JIMENA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER.  
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 75 NM SE QUADRANT.

.TROPICAL STORM KEVIN...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IN 
BAND WITHIN 150 NM OVER W SEMICIRCLE.

.LOW PRES 17N136W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 06N77W TO 10N91W TO 
08N100W TO 12N111W...AXIS CONTINUES 11N123W TO 08N140W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED ABOVE...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 05N E 
OF 83W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 09N93W.  

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.