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FZPN03 KNHC 260301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 26 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 26.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 12.3N 133.4W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC 
AUG 26 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE 
QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM 
SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM NW AND 45 NM SE SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 12.3N 136.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 50 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 
90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IGNACIO NEAR 13.6N 140.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 70 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IGNACIO W OF AREA NEAR 14.9N 143.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IGNACIO NEAR 16.4N 146.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IGNACIO NEAR 17.7N 150.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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.

.LOW PRES NEAR 10N106W 1008 MB MOVING W-NW 10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
11N112W 1007 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
12N119W 1006 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 15N95W TO 14N.5N96W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.S OF 02N BETWEEN 105W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W...S OF 07N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 116W AND S OF 05N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 90W AND 111W...S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 111W AND 125W...AND ALSO S OF 04N BETWEEN 125W AND 
131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0215 UTC WED AUG 26...

.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS.

.LOW PRES NEAR 11N107W 1008 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM SW AND 120 NW QUADRANTS OF LOW...AND ALSO 
FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 109W AND 113W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 15N BETWEEN 96W AND 
99W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 10N92W TO 11N100W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 11N107W AND TO 10N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 
90W.

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.