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FZPN03 KNHC 010256
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU SEP 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 03.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 141.2W 959 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 01
MOVING W AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE
QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210
NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM
NE...150 NM SE...240 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER WEST OF THE AREA. OVER
FORECAST WATERS FROM 19N TO 24N W OF 139W E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 116W AND 121W SW WIND
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 107W
AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 10N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 111W AND
125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 86W SW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.18 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 0345 UTC WED AUG 31...

.HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM
17N TO 20N W OF 139W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 13N98W TO 13N110W TO 10N120W TO 13N133W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 15N E OF 100W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.