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FZPN03 KNHC 181541
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 20

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 20.1N 127.9W 993 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 18
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 
75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 
NM NE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 135 
NM N SEMICIRCLE...105 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 
22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 21.5N 129.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE AND 0 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 21.5N 
132.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 21.5N
137.0W. 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 LANE WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNING...WITHIN 120 
NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF 
POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13.5N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 TUE SEP 18...

.TROPICAL STORM LANE...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
60 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 08N78W TO 13N92W TO 08N108W TO 08N119W. ITCZ AXIS 
08N119W TO 11N136W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 93W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 18N105.5W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.