918 FZPN03 KNHC 162132 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU AUG 16 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU AUG 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 18. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LANE NEAR 10.6N 128.6W 997 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 16 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 15 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N126W TO 09N127W TO 09N128W TO 09N130W TO 11N131W TO 13N128W TO 11N126W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 16N127W TO 11N123W TO 08N126W TO 08N131W TO 10N132W TO 16N130W TO 16N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 10.9N 130.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N128W TO 10N129W TO 09N131W TO 10N132W TO 12N132W TO 13N131W TO 11N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N127W TO 11N126W TO 09N128W TO 09N133W TO 15N134W TO 16N131W TO 15N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 11.4N 133.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N132W TO 11N131W TO 10N133W TO 11N135W TO 15N135W TO 15N134W TO 14N132W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 14N128W TO 10N131W TO 10N135W TO 15N138W TO 16N136W TO 17N130W TO 14N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 12.5N 139.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 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 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N138W TO 13N136W TO 11N138W TO 11N140W TO 17N140W TO 16N138W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 18N134W TO 13N133W TO 10N136W TO 11N140W TO 15N137W TO 19N140W TO 18N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 13.8N 143.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.8N 148.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 15.3N 152.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 12N TO 20N ALONG 140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N138W TO 19N137W TO 19N140W TO 22N140W TO 21N138W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15.5N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 15.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03N81W TO 01N81W TO 01N85W TO 02N86W TO 04N86W TO 05N82W TO 03N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST 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 2100 UTC THU AUG 16... .TROPICAL STORM LANE...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SW QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT. .TROPICAL WAVE N OF 06N ALONG 90W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W AND FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W. .TROPICAL WAVE FROM 07N114W TO 15N109W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SE AND 90 NM NW OF AXIS AND FROM 08N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 09N84W TO 07N96W TO 10N105W TO 11N119W. NO ITCZ AXIS E OF 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 101W AND 104W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.