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FZPN03 KNHC 300910
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN AUG 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 30.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEPT 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 13.7N 128.4W 947 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 30 
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT 
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW...100 
NM SE...110 NM NE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 190 NM S SEMICIRCLE...270 NM NE QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 210 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 07N TO 21N BETWEEN 120W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 15.1N 132.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 130 NM NE...110 NM SE...100 NM SW AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N AND 210 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 26N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 16.3N 137.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 420 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. REMAINDER AREA W OF 
LINE FROM 30N130W TO 20N126W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 17.2N 140.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 17.9N 142.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JIMENA NEAR 18.5N 143.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN AUG 30...

.HURRICANE JIMENA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN BANDS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
300 NM NE AND 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 09N E OF 85W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO 08N95W TO 10N102W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
10N108W 1009 MB TO 12N117W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 97W AND 110W.

.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.