000 FZPN03 KNHC 150902 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT SEP 15 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 15 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 16 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 17 .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 21.8N 114.6W 1001 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 15 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...50 NM SE AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 23.8N 116.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE...40 NM SE AND 20 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OF KRISTY NEAR 24.8N 118.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CENTER. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 25.7N 118.7W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR CENTER. SEAS TO 11 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 27.2N 118.3W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 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. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNING...WITHIN 210 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KRISTY WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM NE AND WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM NE AND WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .LOW PRES NEAR 14N122W 1005 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N AND WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N124.5W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N127W 1005 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NW AND WITHIN 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .LOW PRES 12N134W 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND WITHIN 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N134W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW AND WITHIN 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N134W 1008 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NW AND WITHIN 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT SEP 15... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM E AND WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. .LOW PRES 14N122W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM LINE 11.5N124.5W TO 14N122W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 08N77W TO 09N85W TO 08N95W TO 10N115W...THEN RESUMES FROM 17N116W THROUGH LOW PRES AT 14N122W TO LOW PRES AT 12N134W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM LINE 08N92W TO 14N103W...AND LINE 06N105W TO 09N118W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM LINE 09N124W TO 14N134W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.