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FZPN03 KNHC 312124
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 02.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 18.5N 109.2W 931 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 31
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT
GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...300 
NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 40 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 21.6N 111.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
WATERS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 36 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 25.5N 112.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER  
WATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... 
AND WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH MAXIMUM SEAS 25 FT W OF BAJA 
PENINSULA.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JIMENA INLAND NEAR 27.8N 
112.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JIMENA OVER WATER NEAR 29.5N
113.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JIMENA INLAND NEAR 31.0N
113.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN JIMENA WARNING. WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM SE 
QUADRANT AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER INCLUDING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KEVIN NEAR 17.2N 121.4W 1008 MB AT 2100 UTC 
AUG 31 MOVING N NE OR 020 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 390 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 75 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.1N 120.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM E 
OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 60 
NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.5N 120.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM E 
OF CENTER.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 30 
NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.6N 120.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 26N W OF 132W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 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 2100 UTC MON AUG 31...

.HURRICANE JIMENA...NUMEROUS WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
WITHIN 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN BANDS 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KEVIN...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
60 NM NW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 09N80W TO 07N88W TO 
13N1034W THEN CONTINUE FROM 12N122W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 109N BETWEEN 83W AND 
107W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.