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FZPN03 KNHC 300922
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE AUG 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 133.2W 956 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 30
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 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 210
NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.4N 137.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11NTO 27N W OF
131W WINDS 20KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.5N 141.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 25N W OF
135W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 11N TO 27N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO10FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.3N 146.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 20.8N 151.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 22.7N 156.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 97W AND 111W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W
AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE AUG 30...

.HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF
CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N93W TO 12N110W TO A 1012
MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 11N118W TO 14N125W. A CLUSTER OF MODERATE
TO STRONG IS FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 86W AND 88.5W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG IS FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 86W AND
100W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 104W AND
106W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.