474 FZPN03 KNHC 081541 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED AUG 08 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED AUG 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 10. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 20.7N 112.3W 979 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 08 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT... QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 25.5N BETWEEN 103W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 23.5N 115.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 15N TO 29N BETWEEN 105W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 25.9N 120.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 19N BETWEEN 115W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 26.9N 123.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW JOHN NEAR 26.9N 123.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW JOHN NEAR 26.9N 123.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 14.4N 129.3W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 08 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE ...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 15.9N 130.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 20 TO 33 KT WINDS AND 8 TO 12 FT SEAS. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 17.7N 130.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 19.8N 130.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 21.5N 131.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 22.0N 133.0W. 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. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED S AND W SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND W SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 30N BETWEEN 127W AND A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 21N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC WED AUG 08... .HURRICANE JOHN...NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM E AND 30 NM W QUADRANTS OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN AN OUTER BAND IS WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 22N108W TO 23.5N109W. .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. .TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS ALONG 85W N OF 05N...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM W OF AXIS FROM 07N TO 09N. .TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS ALONG 98W FROM 06N TO 17N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM W OF AXIS FROM 11N TO 15N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 10N85W TO 11N100W TO 12N110W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS E OF 87W...WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 91W AND 95W AND WITHIN 240 NM S AND 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 98W AND 105W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.