000 FZPN03 KNHC 311519 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED AUG 31 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED AUG 31. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 02. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.8N 138.6W 954 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 31 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE...150 NM SE...240 NM SW AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS FROM 12N TO 27N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER W OF AREA NEAR 18.1N 142.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE...70 NM SE...60 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 13N TO 26N W OF 136W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.2N 147.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NE...90 NM SE...70 NM SW AND 110 NM NW QUADRANTS. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS W OF 140W. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 20.6N 152.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 22.5N 157.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 24.5N 162.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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. .FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF 09N102W AND FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 80W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 100W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. .12 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 1500 UTC WED AUG 31... .HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG SURROUND 15 NM WIDE EYE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 20N138W TO 16N140W. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 15.5N94.5W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 19N106W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N78W TO 13N95W TO 11N131W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 03N78W TO 07N82W...WITHIN 45 NM OF 04N87W...WITHIN 150 NM OF 11N95W... WITHIN 75 NM OF 15N109W AND WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 09N109W TO 12N132W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.