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FZPN03 KNHC 291501
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT AUG 29.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 12.5N 125.6W 936 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 29   
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT 
GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE AND 80 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE AND 180 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM   
SE AND 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 390 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 13.9N 129.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLES 
WITH SEAS TO 39 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA WISUNTHIN 420 NM SE 
AND 540 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 15.4N 133.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE...120 NM SE...100 NM SW AND 130 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM N AND 210 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 41 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 
NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 27N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 16.5N 137.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 17.1N 140.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 17.6N 142.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 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 1500 UTC SAT AUG 29...

.HURRICANE JIMENA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NE AND WITHIN 
60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER SURROUNDING A 10 NM WIDE EYE. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN BANDS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE 
AND 390 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. 

.LOW PRESSURE 10N105W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS OBSERVED WITHIN 390 NM OF THE LOW.  

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 14N102W AND 
WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 18N105W TO 22N106W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 10N89W TO 09N96W TO LOW PRES 
10N105W 1008 MB TO 07N115W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 05N78W TO 11N106W TO 
08N118W. 

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.