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FZPN03 KNHC 200924
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 16.0N 126.1W 996 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
20 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 17.2N 129.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 135 NM N AND 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM N AND 
150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 19.5N 132.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE...70 NM SE...50 NM SW AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 105 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 150 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 22.7N 134.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 25.9N 136.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 27.5N 
137.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 127W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 127W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SUN AUG 20...

.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 11N92W TO 08N103W TO 08N116W 
RESUMES FROM 13N128W TO 11N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 98W.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.