000 FZPN03 KNHC 170247 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN SEP 17 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 19. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 20.2N 110.1W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 17 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 135 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 24N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 21.8N 110.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT 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 16N TO 25N BETWEEN 106W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 22.7N 112.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER EAST PACIFIC WATERS FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 108W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 23.0N 112.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMA NEAR 23.5N 113.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NORMA NEAR 24.5N 113.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 15.9N 127.3W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 17 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 17.0N 127.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 124W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 18.3N 128.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 18.3N 128.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OTIS NEAR 17.1N 131.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OTIS NEAR 16.5N 134.5W. 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N137W 1010 MB. WITHIN 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14N137W 1009 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC SUN SEP 17... .TROPICAL STORM NORMA...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 17N TO 24N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W. .TROPICAL STORM OTIS...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 123W AND 129W. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 87W AND 93W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N79W TO 10N86W TO 08N99W...RESUMING FROM 14N130W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 77W AND 85W...FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 101W...AND FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 131W. $$ .FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.