586 FZPN03 KNHC 180300 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT AUG 18 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 20. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LANE NEAR 11.8N 135.6W 964 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 18 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 130W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE W OF AREA NEAR 12.7N 140.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 136W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE W OF AREA NEAR 13.9N 145.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 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 13N TO 21N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.5N 149.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.5N 149.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.5N 149.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 0245 UTC SAT AUG 18... .HURRICANE LANE...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF THE CENTER. .TROPICAL WAVE FROM 07N118W TO 16N116W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 108W AND 122W. .TROPICAL WAVE FROM 07N103W TO 17N103W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 101W AND 108W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 09N89W TO 07N96W TO 10N105W TO 10N122W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.