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FZPN03 KNHC 282137
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.8N 124.7W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 28
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 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 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM
N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 129.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 210 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 124W AND 136W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 134.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 27N
BETWEEN 130W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 139.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.5N 143.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.5N 148.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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.

.TROPICAL STORM MADELINE W OF AREA. FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 138W SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 109W AND 118W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 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 AT 2030 UTC SUN AUG 28...

.HURRICANE LESTER...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 16N TO 19N
BETWEEN 123W AND 126W.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 16N
BETWEEN 91W AND 101W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N89W TO 13N105W TO LOW PRES
NEAR 11N112W TO 14N119W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
60 NM SW OF AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 102W...WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE
OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 119W...AND WITHIN 150 NM SW OF A LINE
FROM 11N133W TO 15N135W TO 15N139W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.