000 FZPN03 KNHC 200305 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT AUG 20 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 22. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KAY NEAR 19.2N 112.4W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 20 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 18N114W TO 13N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KAY NEAR 20.3N 113.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KAY NEAR 21.4N 115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER... EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KAY NEAR 22.4N 117.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 23.1N 119.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 23.5N 122.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 AT 0230 UTC SAT AUG 20... .TROPICAL STORM KAY...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SCATTERED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM W AND 60 NM E SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 21N112W. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 104W AND 107W. .SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 103W AND 107W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 09N95W TO09N106W. IT RESUMES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF KAY AT 16N117W TO 13N126W TO 15N132W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG ALONG THE W PART OF THE FIRST TROUGH SEGMENT FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W. SIMILAR ACTIVITY WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 135W AND 138W...AND ALSO WITHIN 30 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 135W AND 138W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.