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FZPN03 KNHC 281553
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 16.0N 109.8W 999 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
28 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 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 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 17.5N 112.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 AREA OF TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 19.0N 114.8W. 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 AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 20.5N 116.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 22.0N 119.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 23.0N
123.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF 
ILEANA EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
210 NM OF CENTER OF ILEANA EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
210 NM OF CENTER OF ILEANA EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 107W AND 119W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N108W TO 09N121W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 110W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 00N93W TO 14N106W 
TO 09N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE AUG 28...

.TROPICAL STORM ILEANA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE AND 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 106W AND 116W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 08N78W TO 07N80W TO 11N100W THEN 
RESUMES NEAR 13N115W TO 10N133W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE 
ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N138W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 06N81W TO 08N86W...FROM 06N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 94W...AND FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 96W AND 99W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 113W AND 122W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.