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FZPN03 KNHC 082049
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
2230 UTC TUE SEP 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE SEP 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING... 
.HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 21.9N 114.8W 951 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 08 
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT 
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...450 NM SE QUADRANT...180 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 420 NM SE QUADRANTS...AND 240 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 27N BETWEEN 
104W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 24.4N 117.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 14N BETWEEN 106W AND 125W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 07N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LINDA NEAR 25.6N 118.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...65 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 16N BETWEEN 108W AND 125W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 09N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LINDA NEAR 26.5N 119.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. 
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 
150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA N OF 21N BETWEEN 113W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LINDA NEAR 27.4N 
121.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.       
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LINDA NEAR 27.5N 
123.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LINDA NEAR 27.5N 
125.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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.

.FROM 21N TO 29N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S95W TO 01S100W TO 01S120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 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 2100 UTC TUE SEP 08...
.HURRICANE LINDA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM   
OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM W QUADRANT.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 06N77W TO 10N90W TO 10N106W THEN 
RESUMES FROM 12N118W TO 09N130W TO 06N140W. NO ITCZ PRESENT. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 79W AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 90W AND 104W...WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 
106W...AND WITHIN 240-300 NM S OF A LINE FROM 21N110W TO 11N120W 
TO 07N140W.

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.