000 FZPN03 KNHC 292111 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC MON AUG 29 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON AUG 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 31. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 130.5W 951 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 29 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 123W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 134.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 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 210 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 26N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 139.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 14N TO 26N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.5N 144.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.6N 148.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 21.2N 153.7W. 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. .FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W WINDS 20KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC MON AUG 29... .HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 89W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 14N91W TO 12N100W TO 13N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 95W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 104W AND 121W. $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.