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FZPN03 KNHC 311547
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI AUG 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 02.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ILEANA NEAR 22.0N 115.4W 985 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 31 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 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 240 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT... 
90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 22.6N 116.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANTS.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E AND 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 23.1N 117.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 180 
NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 23.8N 
120.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE...0 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 24.3N
124.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 24.5N
126.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 24.5N
128.5W. 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 WARNING...WITHIN 210 NM SE AND 180 NM 
NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...S OF 27.5N AND E OF LINE 
FROM 27.5N121W TO 12N132W TO 00N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 108W AND 118W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNING...WITHIN 210 
NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 250 NW QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNING...WITHIN 210 
NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 360 NM NW QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...S OF 27.5N E OF 
121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ILEANA WARNING...WITHIN 90 
NM SE AND 330 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 115W AND 127W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.  

.LOW PRES AT 12N97.5W 1009 MB. WITHIN 270 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N100.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 270 NM 
NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N105W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM 
NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
04N BETWEEN 91W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.S OF 04N E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI SEP 01...

.HURRICANE ILEANA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 10N71W TO 10N82W 
TO 14N92W TO LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 12N97.5W TO 18N107W TO 
10N125W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 06N 
E OF 82W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 
06.5N BETWEEN 89W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 121W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.