000 FZPN03 KNHC 261608 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI AUG 26 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. 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 FRI AUG 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 17.1N 115.0W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 26 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N AND 135 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 17.4N 117.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 135 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.5N 122.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.5N 127.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.5N 132.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.2N 137.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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... .LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N133W 1008 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N128W TO 13N132W TO 09N139W TO 08N133W TO 09N129W TO 13N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N135W TO 10N137W TO 08N139W TO 08N137W TO 08N135W TO 09N135W TO 10N135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N137W 1006 MB. WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N132W TO 17N135W TO 17N138W TO 10N140W TO 09N136W TO 11N133W TO 16N132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17.5N140W 1004 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF 140W WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N135W TO 19N139W TO 14N140W TO 11N139W TO 13N135W TO 19N135W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N90W TO 09N96W TO 09N100W TO 06N103W TO 05N99W TO 05N90W TO 07N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 02.5S95.5W TO 02.5S98.5W TO 03.4S104W TO 03.4S92.5W TO 02.5S95.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03S97.5W TO 03S102W TO 03.4S102.5W TO 03.4S97W TO 03S97.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC FRI AUG 26... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N95W TO 09N100W TO 11N110W...RESUMING FROM 14N126W TO LOW PRESSURE NEAR 13.5N133W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 105W AND WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 110W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.