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FZPN03 KNHC 240300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT SEP 24 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT SEP 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 16.7N 104.0W 940 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 24
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT
GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
100 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 35 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 17.3N 107.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 17.8N 110.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...105 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 100 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 18.0N 113.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 19.5N 115.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 21.0N 116.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 150 NM OF HILARY 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
150 NM OF HILARY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 200 
NM OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 240 
NM OF CENTER.

 .N OF 15N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 26N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 135W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT SEP 24...

HURRICANE HILARY...NUMEROUS STRONG IN BANDS WITHIN 80 NM OF 
CENTER. NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 70 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
19N105W TO 15N107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 10N85W TO 06N93W...RESUMES 15N110W TO 
12N125W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 04N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 84W AND FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 126W AND 129W. 

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.FORECASTER CAB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.