000 FZPN03 KNHC 222117 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU AUG 22 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 24. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E NEAR 17.7N 112.0W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 22 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM S OF A LINE FROM 18N112W TO 13N126W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE-E NEAR 19.7N 113.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 22N109W TO 14N118W WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 300 NM E OF A LINE FROM 20N113W TO 10N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 10N127W TO 26N113W TO 19N104W TO 10N114W TO 10N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE-E NEAR 22.7N 114.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 330 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 12N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 10N124W TO 10N115W TO 20N102W TO 29N114W TO 10N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINE-E NEAR 25.5N 116.0W. 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 NINE-E NEAR 27.5N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINE-E NEAR 27.5N 117.0W. 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. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU AUG 22... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 112W AND 119W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 10N85W TO 09N90W TO 16N103W THEN RESUMES FROM 16N118W TO LOW PRES NEAR 14N121W TO LOW PRES NEAR 12N133W TO 10N140W. NO ITCZ AXIS IS PRESENT. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150-210 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH E OF 93W...WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 95W AND 99W...WITHIN 150 NM E OF A LINE FROM 14N101W TO 06N105W...AND FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 104W AND 111W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.