000 FZPN03 KNHC 230915 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SUN SEP 23 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN SEP 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 25. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 15.3N 108.8W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 23 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MIRIAM NEAR 17.2N 111.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MIRIAM NEAR 18.7N 114.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MIRIAM NEAR 19.8N 115.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MIRIAM NEAR 20.8N 116.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 21.8N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 MIRIAM WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NW AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 24N BETWEEN 111W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 23N130W TO 11N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 20N126W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0845 SUN SEP 23... .T.S. MIRIAM AT 15.1N 108.5W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 107W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N104W TO 15N106W. .CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 14N TO THE MEXICAN COAST BETWEEN 94W AND 102W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 09N95W TO 12N101W THEN RESUMES FROM 12N112W TO 09N130W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 09N130W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF ITCZ AXIS W OF 132W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.