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FZPN03 KNHC 080343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED AUG 8 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 19.2N 111.1W 969 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 08 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT 
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...240 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 150 NM 
NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 102W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 22.0N 114.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 
OF CENTER INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N WITH SEAS TO 34 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 27N BETWEEN 102W AND 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 24.9N 118.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW 
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 
NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 17N 
BETWEEN 108W 1ND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 26.6N 122.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 27.0N 
125.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 27.0N 
127.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 14.2N 127.8W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
08 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE...60 NM 
SE...0 NM SW AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 90 NM E AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 
120W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 15.4N 129.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE...60 NM SE...20 NM SW AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 17.2N 130.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE 
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 
NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 19.5N 129.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 22.0N 130.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 24.3N 
133.0W. 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.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT IN S SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED AUG 8...

.HURRICANE JOHN...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 14N106W.

.TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 
NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 75 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES FROM CENTER.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 94W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N 
OF 12N WITHIN 90 NM OF WAVE AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N78W TO 09N110W...RESUMES FROM 12N131W TO 
15N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS W OF 105W.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.