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FZPN03 KNHC 160259
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT SEP 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT SEP 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 19.0N 110.2W 986 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 16 
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 105 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 12N TO 23N BETWEEN 104W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 20.0N 110.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 
180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 104W AND 114W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 22.0N 111.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM 
OF CENTER EXCEPT FOR 210 NM E QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER EAST PACIFIC AND 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA WATERS FROM 17N TO 26N BETWEEN 105W AND 116W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 23.7N 112.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 24.6N 112.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMA INLAND NEAR 25.5N 
111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.0N 125.4W 1006 MB AT 0300 
UTC SEP 16 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 15.9N 126.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 14 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 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.8N 126.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM SW AND 75 NM 
NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 
121W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 18.0N 126.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 18.5N 
127.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIFTEEN-E NEAR 
18.0N 130.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 02S W OF 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE TO S 
SWELL. 
.06 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 0215 UTC SAT SEP 16...

.HURRICANE NORMA...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 
107W AND 112W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 
109W AND 115W. 
  
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 
17N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N79W TO 10N85W TO 08N96W...THEN RESUMES 
FROM 14N127W TO LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 13N134W TO 11N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE E OF 79W AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 80W AND 
100W.

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.