000 FZPN03 KNHC 150925 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC MON OCT 15 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 17. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 17.5N 104.2W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 15 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 0 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 17.9N 104.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 18.0N 105.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 18.3N 106.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 19.0N 108.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 19.0N 108.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GALE WARNING... .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N AND W OF 114W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .09 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 30N. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03.4S98W TO 02N107W TO 13N99W TO 14N104W TO 11N112W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 03.4S101W TO 03N110W TO 03N119W TO 00N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N99W TO 08N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N AND W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W AND FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 106W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W. E OF FRONT TO 137W AND N OF 29N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N AND W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0845 UTC MON OCT 15... .TROPICAL STORM TARA...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG NW QUADRANT WITHIN 120 NM. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 101W AND 107W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 16N77W TO LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 14N81W TO 17N96W TO 17N102W. TROUGH RESUMES NEAR 14N107W TO 12N110W TO 11N130W TO BEYOND 10N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10N83W TO 15N94W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N83W TO 14N95W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 98W AND 120W...FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W AND FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 130W AND 137W. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.