794 FZPN03 KNHC 180900 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT AUG 18 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 20. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LANE NEAR 12.1N 137.0W 948 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 18 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 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 42 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 W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE W OF AREA NEAR 13.0N 141.5W. 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 40 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 139W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 20N138W TO 17N133W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE W OF AREA NEAR 14.0N 145.5W. 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 17N TO 21N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.5N 149.5W. 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 149.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.5N 149.5W. 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 0815 UTC SAT AUG 18... .HURRICANE LANE...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 133W. .TROPICAL WAVE FROM 06N120W TO 16N118W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W. .TROPICAL WAVE FROM 05N106W TO 17N106W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 101W AND 106W. .TROPICAL WAVE FROM 05N78W TO 18N78W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 09N E OF 80W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 09N89W TO 07N96W TO 10N105W TO 10N122W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 10N122W TO 12N131W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.