000 FZPN03 KNHC 160306 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN SEP 16 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SUN SEP 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 18. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 23.7N 116.2W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 15 MOVING NW OR 3150 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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 100 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 25.6N 118.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 27.0N 118.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 13.3N 124.1W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 16 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 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 14.5N 126.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 16.9N 128.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF LANE EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 19.3N 129.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 20.0N 131.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 19.5N 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 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W AND FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 107W AND 114W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TWELVE WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TWELVE WARNING...WITHIN 240 N SEMICIRCLE...300 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. .15 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 0315 UTC SUN SEP 16... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. .TROPICAL STORM LANE...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT. AN OUTER BAND CONSISTS OF SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N122W TO 09N123W TO 08N126W. .LOW PRES NEAR 12N134W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N QUADRANT. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N96W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W T0 08N100W TO 12N115W 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 ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 93W AND 99WW. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 110W AND 114W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF THE TROUGH W OF 133W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.