032 
FZPN03 KNHC 010318
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT SEP 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 03.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 16.3N 122.2W 958 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 01 
MOVING WSW OR 250 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT 
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 210 OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 16.4N 125.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SW 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE 
AREA W OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO 24N120W TO 15N113W TO 03N126W 
TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 17.7N 131.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 
150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA W OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N124W 
TO 15N120W TO 06N130W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 19.1N 138.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 19.1N 138.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMAN NEAR 19.1N 138.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 14.3N 108.4W 1007 MB AT 
0300 UTC SEP 01 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 15.6N 110.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN THE AREA OF STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER... 
EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 106W AND 113W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 16.6N 112.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 
60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 17.0N 115.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 17.0N 115.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVENTEEN-E NEAR 17.0N 115.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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. FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 137W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 136W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM W OF AREA. FROM 22N TO 
27N W OF 138W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT IN 
MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 30N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE NORMAN.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT SEP 01...

.HURRICANE NORMAN...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 
60 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE 
ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W.  

.T.D. SEVENTEEN-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 
13.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 109W AND 111W. NUMEROUS MODERATE 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W.

.HURRICANE MIRIAM W OF AREA...NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 20N TO 23N 
W OF 139W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 09N90W TO 13N97W 
TO 14N105W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS 
WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 96W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION IS ALSO NOTED FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 106W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.