000
FZPN03 KNHC 180310
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE SEP 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE SEP 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 20.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LANE NEAR 18.4N 127.5W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 18 
MOVING N NW OR 330 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 20.6N 129.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30- NM SW QUADRANT
AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LANE NEAR 21.4N 131.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 60 SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 20.5N 
135.5W. 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 19.5N 
140.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED.

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 OF CENTER OF
LANE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNING...WITHIN 330 
NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNING...WITHIN 240 
NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 120 
NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT

.LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF KRISTY...NEAR 26N120W 1010 MB MOVING
N NW AT 5 KT. WITHIN 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N118W 1011 MB. WITHIN 120 NM
NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS N TO NE 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 TUE SEP 18...

.HURRICANE LANE...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NW QUADRANT. 
SCATTERED
MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COSTA RICA NW TO 14N92W TO
10N104W TO 10N114W WHERE IT ENDS. IT RESUMES AT 15N130W TO
11N138W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 10N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE IS WITHIN 240 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 89W AND 98W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.