000
FZPN03 KNHC 200235
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN AUG 20 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 16.2N 125.3W 996 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
20 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NW AND 120 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 16.6N 125.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 17.3N 129.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS WITH SEAS TO 31 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 19.5N 132.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM W SEMICIRCLE... AND 120 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 22.3N 134.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 25.3N 135.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL KENNETH NEAR 27.5N 136.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUATEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 126W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SUN AUG 20...

.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SE 
AND 30 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF THE CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W.

.TROPICAL WAVE AXIS NEAR 105W N OF 09N...SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS FROM 13N TO 
15N. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 05N E OF 82W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 10N91W TO 09N97W TO 09N104W TO 
08N116W. IT RESUMES FROM 13N127W TO 11N135W TO 11N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 12N E OF 87W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH W OF 
132W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.