000 FZPN03 KNHC 180245 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN OCT 18 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SUN OCT 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 20. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OLAF NEAR 9.2N 131.0W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 18 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 126W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OLAF NEAR 9.4N 132.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OLAF NEAR 9.9N 134.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 06N TO 20N BETWEEN 129W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OLAF NEAR 11.2N 137.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 06N TO 23N BETWEEN 128W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OLAF NEAR 13.5N 140.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OLAF NEAR 15.5N 142.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OLAF NEAR 18.0N 142.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 91W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 91W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 11N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 05N BETWEEN 104W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N136W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .42 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 0230 UTC SUN OCT 18... .TROPICAL STORM OLAF...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 127W AND 134W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 14N92W TO 12N99W TO 12N106W TO 09N115W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 09N BETWEEN 85W AND 102W. .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.