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FZPN03 KNHC 151455
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI SEP 15 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI SEP 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 18.7N 109.7W 996 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP
15 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
135 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER SE SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 102W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 19.2N 110.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 105 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 11N TO 23N BETWEEN 103W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 20.8N 110.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 225 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NE SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 106W AND 113W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 23.0N 111.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 24.5N 112.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 26.5N 110.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 15.9N 125.0W 1006 MB AT 1500
UTC SEP 15 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 121W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 15.5N 125.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN 
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 123W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.1N 126.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 122W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 17.5N 126.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 18.2N 126.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 18.0N
128.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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.

.S OF 03N BETWEEN 89W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED 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 1445 UTC FRI SEP 15...

.TROPICAL STORM NORMA...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE. 
  
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W.

.REMNANTS OF MAX...SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 
102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 10N97W...THEN RESUMES FROM 13N127W 
TO LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 12N133W TO 10.5N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 200 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH E OF 100W.

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.