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FZPN03 KNHC 010312
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE SEP 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE SEP 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 03.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 19.4N 109.6W 931 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 01
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT
GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE 
QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 22.5N 111.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER 
OPEN WATER WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 26.1N 112.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 115 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER  
WATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA. MAXIMUM SEAS 22 FT W OF BAJA PENINSULA.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JIMENA INLAND NEAR 28.2N 
112.8W. 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 30.0N
113.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JIMENA INLAND NEAR 31.5N
112.5W. 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 360 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 17.6N 121.6W 1008 MB AT 0300 UTC 
SEP 01 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 
KT GUSTS 40 KT WITH SEAS TO 12 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
390 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 75 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW NEAR 18.4N 121.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 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 18.7N 121.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 30 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.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 131W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 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 0300 UTC TUE SEP 01...

.HURRICANE JIMENA...NUMEROUS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN 
BANDS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KEVIN...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
90 NM W OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 09N80W TO 07N88W TO 
14N102W THEN CONTINUE FROM 12N122W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 108W 
AND FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 111W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.