000
FZPN03 KNHC 280252
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN AUG 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 120.8W 973 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 28
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...
180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...
AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 124W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 125.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...
EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 
120W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.4N 131.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS
TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 12N TO 27N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.6N 136.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.7N 140.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.5N 145.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

...TROPICAL WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MADELINE W OF AREA NEAR 15.7N 140.1W 998 MB AT
0300 UTC AUG 28 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM
N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 133W AND 140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MADELINE W OF AREA NEAR 17.4N 142.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER W OF AREA. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM
NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 14N TO 26N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MADELINE NEAR 19.2N 145.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MADELINE NEAR 20.0N 149.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MADELINE NEAR 19.5N 153.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MADELINE NEAR 19.0N 158.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N116W TO 11N119W TO 10N119W TO 07N111W
TO 08N112W TO 12N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED
SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 09N110W TO 12N118W TO
09N127W TO 08N124W TO 07N116W TO 08N110W TO 09N110W SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
13N114W TO 13N118W TO 11N120W TO 09N114W TO 10N110W TO 13N114W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N114W TO 13N118W TO
11N120W TO 09N114W TO 10N110W TO 13N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC SUN AUG 28...

.HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN
30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE.

.TROPICAL STORM MADELINE...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 10.5N111W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM SW
QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 12N90W TO LOW PRES NEAR
10.5N111W THEN RESUMES NEAR 13N120W TO 11N126W TO 15N133W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 104W AND 108W...
FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 113W AND 115W...AND WITHIN 150 NM SW
OF BETWEEN 121W AND 135W AXIS.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.