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FZPN03 KNHC 280301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI AUG 28.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JIMENA NEAR 12.3N 119.9W 993 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
28 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT
...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 
NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 12.3N 121.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 12.4N 123.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT 
AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 
60 NM N S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 
NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 13.2N 127.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 70 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N AND 
180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 14.8N 131.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 16.5N 136.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 17.5N 139.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR 
ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO 
UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.HURRICANE IGNACIO JUST W OF AREA NEAR 13.1N 141.4W 982 MB 
MOVING W AT 12 KT. FROM 12N TO 14.5N W OF 139W SE TO S WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS FROM 13N TO 14.5N. SEAS 13 TO 19 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 138W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 135W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IGNACIO W OF AREA NEAR 13.6N 142.3W. 
FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 139W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E 
TO SE WINDS FROM 13N TO 15N. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N 
TO 18N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 19N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 19N W OF 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS SHIFT W OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 112W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0215 UTC FRI AUG 28...

.TROPICAL STORM JIMENA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NE...60 NM 
NW AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM SE 
QUADRANT...AND IN A BAND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 13.5N122W TO 
15N120W TO 16N118W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 240 NM W AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLES.

.HURRICANE IGNACIO JUST W OF AREA NEAR 13.1N 141.4W...NUMEROUS 
STRONG FROM 13N TO 15N W OF 139W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
30 NM OF 17N139W.
 
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 132W AND 136W. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 14N100W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 05N83W TO 10N94W TO 
09N102W TO 09N108W. ITCZ IS NOT PRESENTLY IDENTIFIABLE. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 104W AND 
108W...WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 101W AND 106W AND S OF 
THE TROUGH WITHIN 45 NM OF 07N94W.

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.