000 FZPN03 KNHC 031547 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON SEP 03 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON SEP 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 05. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 20.5N 112.6W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 03 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOHN NEAR 22.7N 115.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 25.0N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 26.5N 121.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 27.0N 122.5W. 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 T.S. JOHN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 100W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.S JOHN WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 27N BETWEEN 109W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TD JOHN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMNANT LOW PRES OF ILEANA AT 21.5N126W 1007 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 500 NM W AND 240 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 19N129W 1010 MB. WITHIN 330 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 450 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 17N133.5W 1011 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC MON SEP 03... .TROPICAL STORM JOHN...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 60 TO 300 NM SW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 60 TO 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 09N78W TO 11N85W TO 08N96W TO 11N101W...WHERE IT HAS BROKEN...THEN RESUMES FROM NEAR 15N111W TO 11N120W TO 09N132W...THEN ITCZ TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE BETWEEN MONSOON TROUGH AND 04N FROM 88W TO 100W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.