000
FZPN03 KNHC 200315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE SEP 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE PAINE NEAR 23.8N 116.7W 984 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 20
MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND
120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E
AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 19N TO 26N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAINE NEAR 25.3N 117.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND
50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N
TO 29N BETWEEN 113W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM PAINE NEAR 27.3N 116.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND
40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM NE AND 75
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N
OF A LINE FROM 27N113W TO 24N116W TO 27N124W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAINE NEAR 29.6N
115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 11N116W TO 11N105W TO
03.4S89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC TUE SEP 20...

.HURRICANE PAINE...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 75
NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 135 NM OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 105W FROM 06N TO 16N...SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 60 NM OF WAVE AXIS. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
DISCONTINUOUS MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 09N102W TO 15N110W
RESUMES FROM 14N120W TO 10N127W TO 13N137W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 129W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.