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FZPN03 KNHC 230925
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.5N 134.3W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
23 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N AND 50 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
180 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 26.4N 
135.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 150 NM 
N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 28.4N 
136.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 75 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 29.4N 
137.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 30.4N 
138.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 0900 UTC WED AUG 23...

.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N79W TO 13N106W TO 09N130W. ITCZ FROM 
09N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N 
TO 08N E OF 83W...WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 13N94W TO 11N96W... 
AND WITHIN 75 NM N AND 30 NM S OF OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 137W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.