264 FZPN03 KNHC 302115 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU AUG 30 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 30. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 31. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 01. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 17.5N 118.8W 937 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 30 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT . .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 16.8N 121.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 16.2N 125.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER...WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 300 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 119W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 17.1N 129.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 18.9N 135.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 20.2N 140.5W. 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. .HURRICANE MIRIAM W OF AREA NEAR 15.7N 141.6W 982 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 30 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND 12 FT SEAS W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 13N TO 19N W OF 138W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MIRIAM W OF AREA NEAR 18.7N 141.5W. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND 12 FT SEAS W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 138W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM W OF AREA NEAR 22.1N 142.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND 12 FT SEAS W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 139W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU AUG 30... .HURRICANE NORMAN...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLE. .HURRICANE MIRIAM...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 138W. .TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS FROM 05N95W TO 19N95W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W. .TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS FROM 05N109W TO 17N109W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 106W AND 110W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N79W TO 09N90W TO 12N100W TO 13N112W...RESUMES W OF NORMAN NEAR 15N123W TO 14N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 80W AND 91W...FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 97W AND 104W...AND FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 132W AND 138W. $$ .FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.