000 FZPN03 KNHC 031538 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED SEP 03 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 05. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 19.6N 108.8W 995 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 03 MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 108W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 20.1N 109.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 330 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 107W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 20.9N 110.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 390 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 104W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 22.6N 111.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 26N E OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 24.4N 113.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 25.6N 116.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 27.0N 117.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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. .S OF LINE FROM 00N135W TO 09N120W TO 03.4S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 00N130W TO 06N120W TO 03.4S93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 93W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1315 UTC WED SEP 03... .TROPICAL STORM NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM SW QUADRANT. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N78W TO 06N94W TO 08N101W...THEN CONTINUES FROM 16N111W TO 09N136W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 09N136W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 80W AND 89W AND WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 99W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 126W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.