967 FZPN03 KNHC 092152 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU AUG 09 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 11. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 24.8N 118.5W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 09 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER... EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N BETWEEN 109W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JOHN NEAR 26.4N 122.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 27.7N 124.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CENTER. WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 S NM SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 121W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 28.5N 125.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW JOHN NEAR 29.0N 126.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 16.9N 130.1W 994 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 09 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 19.0N 129.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 14N TO 30N BETWEEN 126W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 21.3N 128.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE TO RADIUS OF 12 FT SEAS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 16N TO 30N BETWEEN 131W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL KRISTY NEAR 23.0N 129.0W. 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 KRISTY NEAR 25.0N 130.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 27.0N 131.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC THU AUG 09... .TROPICAL STORM JOHN...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER. .TROPICAL STORM KRISTY...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE. .TROPICAL WAVE AXIS ALONG 93W N OF 05N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E AND 120 NM W OF AXIS FROM 06N TO 09N. .TROPICAL WAVE AXIS ALONG 109W FROM 04N TO 17N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF WAVE FROM 06N TO 17N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N79W TO 10N90W TO 11.5N101W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 11N137W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 10N E OF 83W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM SE OF ITCZ W OF 137W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.