000 FZPN03 KNHC 160358 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE OCT 16 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 18. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 18.4N 104.6W 995 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 16 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 19.0N 105.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 19.1N 106.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TARA NEAR 18.9N 107.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW TARA NEAR 18.5N 107.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GALE WARNING... .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 29N. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 30N. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF LINE FROM 03.4S100W TO 02N110W TO 02N123W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N101W TO 08N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N AND W OF 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N95W TO 10N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W. N OF 28.5N AND E OF FRONT TO 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 27N140W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 27N139W TO 25N140W. N OF 20N AND W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .30 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. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 12.5N 92.5W. N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 90 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N BETWEEN 89W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0245 UTC TUE OCT 16... .TROPICAL STORM TARA...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM NW AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 17.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 103.5W TO 106W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 16N84W TO LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 15N85W TO 14N89W TO 17N96W TO 09N122W TO 11N129W TO BEYOND 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N82W TO 13N85W TO 19N99W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N99W TO 11N119W AND FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 128W AND 140W. $$ .FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.