000 FZPN03 KNHC 260919 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED SEP 26 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED SEP 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 28. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 19.5N 115.5W 990 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 26 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 21.5N 116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MIRIAM NEAR 22.9N 116.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MIRIAM NEAR 23.2N 116.8W. 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 MIRIAM NEAR 23.5N 117.0W. 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. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNING...WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 27N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 26N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 112W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14N106W 1007 MB. FROM O8N TO 12N BETWEEN 104W AND 122W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 102 AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 19N112W TO 14N105W. SW OF TROUGH FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NE OF TROUGH FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 108W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0845 UTC THU SEP 26... .T.S. MIRIAM NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 114W AND 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 111W AND 115W AND FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 114W AND 117W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N104W TO O9N110W...WHERE IT FRACTURES...THEN RESUMES FROM S OF MIRIAM NEAR 14N116W TO 12N130W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 87W AND 96W...AND BETWEEN 101W AND 110W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 101W AND 106W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.