360 FZPN03 KNHC 161537 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU AUG 16 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU AUG 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 18. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 10.6N 127.6W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 16 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N126W TO 10N126W TO 09N127W TO 10N129W TO 12N129W TO 12N126W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N127W TO 11N122W TO 08N124W TO 09N126W TO 12N127W TO 13N129W TO 16N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 11.2N 132.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N130W TO 10N131W TO 11N134W TO 13N134W TO 14N132W TO 12N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 14N127W TO 10N128W TO 09N132W TO 11N134W TO 14N135W TO 17N131W TO 14N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 12.2N 137.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N135W TO 10N135W TO 11N139W TO 15N139W TO 15N138W TO 13N135W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 17N133W TO 12N133W TO 09N136W TO 11N140W TO 18N140W TO 19N137W TO 17N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 13.5N 142.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.7N 147.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 15.3N 151.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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. .TROUGH FROM 20N139W TO 10N139W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N135W TO 19N136W TO 19N140W TO 22N140W TO 22N138W TO 20N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 14N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N101W TO 09N102W TO 08N104W TO 09N110W TO 13N110W TO 14N101W TO 12N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 05N82W TO 02N80W TO 01S82W TO 00N86W TO 04N87W TO 06N85W TO 05N82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 1500 UTC THU AUG 16... .TROPICAL STORM LANE...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W AND FROM 06N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W. .TROPICAL WAVE N OF 10N ALONG 89W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W AND FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W. .TROPICAL WAVE FROM 07N TO 17N ALONG 110W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08N90W TO 10N100W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N107W TO 10N117W. NO ITCZ AXIS E OF 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 07.5N E OF 80W...N OF 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W...FROM 13N TO 06N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W AND FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 101W AND 103W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.