000 FZPN03 KNHC 182221 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE SEP 18 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE SEP 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 20. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LANE AT 20.6N 129.4W 999 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 18 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 21.4N 131.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 21.2N 134.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LANE NEAR 20.8N 139.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 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 90 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 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 75 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN LANE WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM NW AND 30 SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF KRISTY...NEAR 26N119W 1013 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 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. .30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N96W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N97W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 TUE SEP 18... .TROPICAL STORM LANE...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM N QUADRANT. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 13N92W TO 08N113W THEN ITCZ AXIS TO 10N119W THEN RESUME FROM 09N123W TO 08N127W TO 12N136W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS FROM 94W TO 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS E OF 88W. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.