340 FZPN03 KNHC 181500 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SAT AUG 18 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SAT AUG 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 20. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LANE NEAR 12.3N 138.2W 948 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 18 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 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 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 43 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 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE W OF AREA NEAR 13.4N 142.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS...SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 139W AND 140W WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 138W AND 140W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE WEST OF AREA NEAR 14.1N 146.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.5N 150.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 14.9N 153.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LANE NEAR 15.8N 157.0W. 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 1500 UTC SAT AUG 18... .HURRICANE LANE...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 134W AND 140W. .TROPICAL WAVE AXIS NEAR 106W FROM 04N TO 17N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 101W AND 106W AND FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W. .TROPICAL WAVE AXIS NEAR 119W FROM 05N TO 16N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 113W AND 119W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 07N83W TO 09N90W TO 08N96W TO 11N114W TO 10N121W. ITCZ FROM 10N121W TO 09N124W TO 11N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 91W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.