000 FZPN03 KNHC 252144 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE SEP 25 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE SEP 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 27. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MIRIAM NEAR 18.9N 114.9W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 25 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...200 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 20.7N 115.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...90 NM SE... 200 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM NEAR 23.0N 116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE...45 NM SE... 150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MIRIAM NEAR 24.2N 116.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MIRIAM NEAR 25.5N 116.1W. 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 MIRIAM WARNING...WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER... EXCEPT 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11.5N TO 27N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNING...WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN MIRIAM WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 27N BETWEEN 100W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 128W AND 138W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 12N130W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 122W AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 16N107.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN 270 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC WED SEP 25... .HURRICANE MIRIAM NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 112.5W AND 115.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 09N87W TO 12N97W TO LOW PRES NEAR 11N102.5W 1009 MB WHERE IT FRACTURES... THEN RESUMES FROM S OF MIRIAM NEAR 14N115W TO 12N129W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF TROUGH TO 05.5N E OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.