005 FZPN03 KNHC 171453 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI AUG 17 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI AUG 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 19. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LANE NEAR 11.2N 132.9W 982 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 17 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 127W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 12.1N 137.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 13.3N 143.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 137W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.3N 147.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.3N 147.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.3N 147.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 1500 UTC THU AUG 16... .HURRICANE LANE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .TROPICAL WAVE AXIS NEAR 95W N OF 05N...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W. .TROPICAL WAVE AXIS NEAR 113N FROM 05N TO 20N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 108W AND 115W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08.5N86.5W TO 07N95W TO 10.5N109W TO 10N115W TO 13N122W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02N TO 07N E OF 80W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.