885 FZPN03 KNHC 260903 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED SEP 26 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED SEP 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ROSA NEAR 15.5N 110.4W 997 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 26 MOVING W-NW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW AND 40 NM NW QUADRANTS. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ROSA NEAR 15.9N 111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ROSA NEAR 16.2N 113.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 270 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ROSA NEAR 16.8N 116.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 300 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ROSA NEAR 18.3N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ROSA NEAR 18.3N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ROSA NEAR 18.3N 119.0W. 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. .WITHIN 15 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRES NEAR 09.5N94W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N94W 1006 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLES TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED SEP 26... .TROPICAL STORM ROSA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG IN BANDS WITHIN 90 NM SE AND 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLES. .LOW PRES 10.5N140W 1008 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 09N94W TO 12N100W THEN RESUMES FROM 13N115W TO 11N138W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG GULF OF PANAMA...WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 10.5N86W TO 13N94W...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 06.5N87W TO 06.5N91W...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 14.5N97.5W TO 20N107W...WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 15.5N118W TO 13.5N125W AND WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 10N117W TO 09N130W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.