000
FZPN03 KNHC 180300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN SEP 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 20.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 16.7N 110.0W 1005 MB AT
0300 UTC SEP 18 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM
NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 19.5N 114.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE
AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 23.0N 118.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER.
SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 90 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 26.5N
119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SEVENTEEN-E NEAR
28.0N 118.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SEVENTEEN-E NEAR
29.5N 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.

.DISSIPATING LOW PRES NEAR 20N132W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 23N137W TO 16N137W. FROM 20N TO
23N BETWEEN 136W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N141W TO 17N140W. FROM 20N TO
23N W OF 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 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 0300 UTC SUN SEP 18...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION 17-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 107W AND 111W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N83W TO 09N93W...THEN CONTINUES FROM
DEPRESSION 17-E NEAR 17N110W TO 12N115W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM N OF THE TROUGH AXIS W OF 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.