000
FZPN03 KNHC 290247
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.9N 126.4W 979 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 29
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 12 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 SEMICIRCLEWINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 131.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 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 140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 136.1W. 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. 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 12N TO 27N
BETWEEN 131W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 140.6W. 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 145.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.7N 150.0W. 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 16N TO 22N W OF 138W SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 09 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 26N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 109W AND 118W 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 117W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC MON AUG 29...

.HURRICANE LESTER...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 16N TO 19N
BETWEEN 125W AND 128W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 14N118W TO LOW PRES NEAR
12N112W TO 12N96W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N
TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO16N
BETWEEN 114W AND 122W. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.