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FZPN03 KNHC 170902
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON SEP 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LANE NEAR 15.9N 126.1W 993 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 17 
MOVING N NW OR 335 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E AND 30 NM 
W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...150 NM NE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 18.6N 127.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 20 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 20.0N 128.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM NE...50 NM SE AND NW AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 20.7N 130.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE...50 NM NE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 20.9N 
132.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 20.0N 
136.5W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

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 LANE WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM N AND WITHIN 
240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNING...WITHIN 330 
NM SE AND WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNING...WITHIN 300 
NM SE AND WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNING...WITHIN 240 
NM NW AND WITHIN 150 SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY NEAR 25.9N 119.4W 1009 MB AT 0900 
UTC SEP 17 MOVING N NW OR 330 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CENTER AND 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 26.3N 
119.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT NEAR THE 
CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM SE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 26.7N 
118.6W. WITHIN 120 NM SE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 27.0N 
117.8W. WITHIN 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED.

.LOW PRES NEAR 12N133W 1010 MB. WITHIN 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. 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 0900 MON SEP 17...

.HURRICANE LANE...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 
15.5N125W TO 16.5N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE IN BANDS ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KRISTY...NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS 
NOTED.

.TROPICAL LOW PRES AT 12N133W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N133W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF COLOMBIAN 
COAST AT 03N78W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST AT 
13N88W AND FROM 93W TO 100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 10N85W TO 11N92W TO 08N101W TO 08N110W TO 
11N115W...RESUMES FROM 14N120W THROUGH LOW PRES 12N133W TO 
08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 82W AND 92W...WITHIN 60 NM OF 08N95W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM LINE 16N114W TO 11N120W AND LINE 11N127W 
TO 15N130W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.