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FZPN03 KNHC 290924
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 127.8W 965 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 29
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 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 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM
N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 121W AND
135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 132.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SEMICIRCLE...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM N AND 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 12N TO 26N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 137.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 SEMICIRCLE...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 31 FT.ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM N AND 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
FROM 12N TO 26N W OF131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 141.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.7N 146.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 20.2N 151.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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.

.HURRICANE MADELINE W OF AREA. FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 138W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 27N W OF
137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH HURRICANE LESTER.

.FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 102W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 106W
AND 111W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 12N113W 1010 MB MOVING W. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN
108W AND 116W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N117W. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN
115W AND 118W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N119W. WITHIN 45 NM N AND 75NM
S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC MON AUG 29...

.HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF
CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120
NM OF CENTER.  

.LOW PRES NEAR 12N113W...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
ABOUT 60 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 13N112W TO 09N116W. SIMILAR
CONVECTION IS WITHIN 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N90W TO LOW PRESSURE NEAR
12N113W TO 13N120W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION
NEAR 07.5N83W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN
75 NM OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA BETWEEN 85W AND 90W.
SCATTERED MODERATE IS FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 99W...AND
FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 104W AND 106W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.