000
FZPN03 KNHC 280920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 28.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 12.1N 121.0W 990 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 28 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE...80 NM SE...70 NM SW AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 12.3N 124.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NW...90 NM SE...100 NM NE AND 70 NM SW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 13.6N 128.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NW...120 NM SE...140 NM NE AND 100 NM SW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N AND 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 122W AND 134W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 15.4N 133.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 16.9N 137.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 17.8N 140.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 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.

.HURRICANE IGNACIO W OF AREA. FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 139W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS FROM 13N TO 15N. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS W OF AREA.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 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 0900 UTC FRI AUG 28...

.HURRICANE JIMENA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 
NM S AND 120 NM N SEMICIRCLES.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
15N97W TO 13N101W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 05N84W TO 09N94W TO 11N113W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 95W AND 99W.

.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.