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FZPN03 KNHC 310943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON AUG 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 02.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 17.5N 107.9W 940 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 31 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT 
GUSTS 155 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 65 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 55 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...75 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 20.1N 109.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT... 
270 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 40 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 24.1N 111.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 105 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...210 
NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JIMENA INLAND NEAR 27.2N 
112.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JIMENA INLAND NEAR 28.5N
113.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW JIMENA  INLAND NEAR 29.5N 114.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KEVIN NEAR 16.3N 121.7W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
31 MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KEVIN NEAR 17.4N 121.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW KEVIN NEAR 18.1N 120.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW KEVIN NEAR 18.5N 120.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JIMENA WARNING...OVER WATER WITHIN 360 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JIMENA WARNING...OVER WATER 
WITHIN 420 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JIMENA WARNING...OVER WATER 
WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 240 NM OVER NW 
SEMICIRCLE...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KEVIN WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
AND WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 05N AND S OF LINE FROM 08N130W TO 
16N117W...SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KEVIN WARNING...WITHIN 120 
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 
120W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KEVIN WARNING...WITHIN 300 
NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

.ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 120W...N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N129W TO 24N140W...NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAT 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0930 UTC MON AUG 31...

.HURRICANE JIMENA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN BANDS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
360 NM OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL STORM KEVIN...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 
NM NW QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS EXTENDED FROM 08N78W TO 
06.5N85W TO 11N98W THEN INTO FAR S PERIPHERY OF JIMENA NEAR 
11.5N107W...THEN CONTINUED FROM 13N120W TO 08N133W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM LINE 
04N83W TO 06N90W TO 07N140W TO 15N113W. ISOLATED MODERATE AND 
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 14N121W TO 08N129W AND FROM O6N TO 
11N BETWEEN 134W AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.