256 FZPN03 KNHC 082158 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED AUG 08 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED AUG 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 10. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE JOHN NEAR 22.0N 113.5W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 08 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 13 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 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 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 105W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 24.6N 117.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 28 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 106W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 26.7N 121.4W. 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. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 17N BETWEEN 115W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 27.5N 124.5W. 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 27.5N 124.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW JOHN NEAR 27.5N 124.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 14.7N 129.6W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 08 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 5 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 16.2N 130.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 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 18.2N 130.0W. 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 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 20.2N 130.0W. 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 21.3N 130.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 22.0N 132.0W. 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. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND W SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED S AND W SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 30N BETWEEN 127W AND A LINE FROM 30N133W TO 21N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 30N BETWEEN 129W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC WED AUG 08... .HURRICANE JOHN...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SE AND 60 NM NE QUADRANTS. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 19N110W TO 22N111W TO 24N113W. SIMILAR ACTIVITY IN AN OUTER BAND IS WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 22N107W TO 24N109W. .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS AND FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 126W AND 128W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 14N130W. .TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS ALONG 87W N OF 05N...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM W OF AXIS FROM 07N TO 09N. .TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS ALONG 101W FROM 06N TO 16N...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM W OF AXIS FROM 06N TO 09N. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 99W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N79W TO 09N88W TO 08N96W TO 10N102W TO 16N108W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 104W AND 106W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.