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FZPN03 KNHC 300943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN AUG 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 16.0N 105.7W 965 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 30 
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM 
NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 17.9N 107.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 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 NM NE QUADRANT... 
120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 20.9N 110.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE 
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 24.5N 111.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA INLAND NEAR 27.0N 113.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JIMENA NEAR 28.5N 115.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

..TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 14.1N 121.9W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
30 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 15.5N 121.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 16.9N 120.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 15 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 18.3N 119.1W.
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 19.0N 118.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KEVIN NEAR 19.2N 118.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JIMENA WARNING. OVER WATER WITHIN 210 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W...NW TO W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...OVER WATER 
WITHIN 180 NM E AND WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER... 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KEVIN WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT... 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N AND S OF 
LINE 05N128W TO 08N123W TO 13N118W...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM SE 
QUADRANT AND WITHIN 150 NM ELSEWHERE OF CENTER...WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N AND S OF LINE 06N125W TO 
13N118W...SW TO S  WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM SE 
QUADRANT AND WITHIN 120 NM ELSEWHERE OF CENTER...WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.LOW PRES 16.5N138.5W 1013 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENED TO TROUGH AND MOVE W OF AREA. 

.FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.NW OF LINE 30N118W TO 14N140W...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N131W TO 25N140W...NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N133W TO 25N140W...NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN AUG 30...

.HURRICANE JIMENA...NUMEROUS STRONG IN WELL DEFINED BANDS WITHIN 
120 NM ALL QUADRANTS OF CENTER.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 500 NM S OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL STORM KEVIN...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
IN BANDS WITHIN 90 NM OVER W SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT... 
AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM NE OF CENTER.

.LOW PRES 16.3N138.5W...ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 07N76W TO 09N95W TO 
09N106W TO 13N117W...THEN CONTINUES 10N125W TO 07N140W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED ABOVE...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WAS 
OCCURRING WITHIN 240 NM S OF THE AXIS E OF 102W.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.