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FZPN03 KNHC 302105
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU AUG 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU AUG 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 20.5N 114.1W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 30
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
240 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 21.9N 115.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 150 NM 
NW AND 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 23.4N 118.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 
FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 24.3N 
121.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 25.0N
124.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 25.5N
127.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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 240 NM N AND 300 NM 
S SEMICIRLCE OF CENTER OF ILEANA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
180 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRLCE OF CENTER OF ILEANA WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 30N BETWEEN 
108W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED N AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 100W AND 
125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
180 OF CENTER OF ILEANA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 25N E 
OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL.

.LOW PRES 11N91W 1010 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N95W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE 
AND 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14N101W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM 
NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT. 

.FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 05N BETWEEN 82W AND 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU AUG 30...

.HURRICANE ILEANA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM OF CENTER.

.LOW PRES 11N91W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 
NM OVER S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 12N86W TO LOW PRES 11N91W TO 11N102W... 
THEN RESUMES 16N112W TO 10N122W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF LINE 04N77W TO 
14N104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 15N113W TO 
11N121W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.