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FZPN03 KNHC 280331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE AUG 28 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 28
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 29
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 30

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 15.5N 107.7W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
28 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS AND 120 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 16.6N 110.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN THE AREA OF 
TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 18.1N 112.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN THE AREA OF TROPICAL 
STORM WINDS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 19.5N 114.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 21.0N 115.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 22.5N 119.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

FORECAST WINDS NEAR TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION
DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF ILEANA EXCEPT 60 
NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 122W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM 
OF ILEANA EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM 
OF ILEANA EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 108W AND 115W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 110W AND 132W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC TUE AUG 28...

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF T.S. 
ILEANA. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 
105W AND 112W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 13N96W THEN 
RESUMES WEST OF T.S. ILEANA NEAR 12N112W TO 11N121W TO 1010 MB 
LOW PRES NEAR 11N135W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG N OF 07N E OF 84W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND FROM 
10N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 
13N BETWEEN 109W AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.