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HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON AUG 21 2017

CORRECTED FOR MAX SEAS FOR KENNETH

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 23.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 17.9N 130.9W 957 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 21 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT 
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...180 NM NW 
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 270 N AND 300 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 20.4N 133.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS 
TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E AND 210 W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 15N W OF 
127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 24.1N 134.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM W AND 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS N OF 16N W 
OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL KENNETH NEAR 27.4N 136.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL KENNETH NEAR 29.6N 136.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 31.0N 
138.0W. 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.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 127W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1400 UTC MON AUG 21...

.HURRICANE KENNETH...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 127W AND 132W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 93W/94W S OF 20N...
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 300 NM N OF MONSOON 
TROUGH BETWEEN 93W AND 100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO LOW PRES NEAR 10N97W 1010 MB TO 
10N112W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N118W 1010 MB TO 08N125W...STARTING 
AGAIN NEAR 13N133W BEYOND 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 92W...WITHIN 75 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 90W...WITHIN 300 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
93W AND 100W...WITHIN 60 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 99W 
AND 101W...WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 117W...WITHIN 
90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 125W...WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 120W AND 125W...AND FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 129W AND 
132W.

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.