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FZPN03 KNHC 230155
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 22.6N 134.0W 993 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
23 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 16N 
TO 29N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 25.7N 135.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 22N TO 29N W OF 132W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 28.0N 
136.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
AND 105 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 26N W W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 29.2N 
137.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 30.2N 
138.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 31.5N 
140.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC WED AUG 23...

.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 10N91W TO 
12N109W TO LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 09N125W TO 07N132W...RESUMING 
NEAR 15N133W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 
FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 97W AND 115W...WITHIN 210 NM S OF THE 
MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 110W AND 122W AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 
123W AND 133W. 

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.