000 FZPN03 KNHC 180945 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC MON AUG 18 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 20. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 17.1N 131.5W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 18 MOVING WSW OR 255 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 16.4N 133.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 16.3N 135.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 16.5N 136.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 16.5N 136.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 17.6N 135.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE-E NEAR 16.0N 117.5W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 18 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE-E NEAR 17.0N 119.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE-E NEAR 18.4N 120.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE-E NEAR 19.7N 120.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE-E NEAR 22.2N 122.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL TWELVE-E NEAR 25.5N 124.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON AUG 18... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE-E...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 112W AND 118W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 10N84W TO 11N105W 17N112W...THEN CONTINUES FROM 14N134W TO 15N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS E OF 109W. $$ .FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.