000 FZPN03 KNHC 152136 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT SEP 15 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SAT SEP 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 17. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 23.2N 115.6W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 15 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS ...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 25.0N 118.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 26.5N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 12.8N 123.7W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 15 MOVING WSW OR 245 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 25 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 13.7N 125.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 16.0N 128.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF LANE EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LANE NEAR 18.0N 129.5W. 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 LANE NEAR 19.0N 132.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 19.0N 135.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 KRISTY WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNING...WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TWELVE WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TWELVE WARNING...WITHIN 240 N SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .LOW PRES 13N134W 1010 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N134W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 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 2115 UTC SAT SEP 15... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. .TROPICAL STORM LANE...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. .LOW PRES NEAR 13N134W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 96W AND 98W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 12N101W TO 13N108W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W T0 08N100W TO 12N117W WHERE IT ENDS. IT RESUMES AT LOW NEAR PRES NEAR 13N134W AND CONTINUES TO 11N140W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ W OF THE AREA. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 93W AND 105W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 110W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.