000 FZPN03 KNHC 152150 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SUN SEP 15 2019 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN SEP 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 17. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 17.2N 121.9W 950 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 15 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 113W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 17.4N 123.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 115W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 17.3N 125.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 210 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 17.2N 127.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 17.4N 129.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 17.5N 131.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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. .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 95.5W AND 97.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 78.5W ND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04.5N TO 06N BETWEEN 81W AND 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL. FROM 05.5N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 91.5W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 108W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N103W 1008 MB. SECOND LOW PRES NEAR 11N109.5W 1009 MB. AREA WITHIN 15N101W TO 10N100W TO 06N113W TO 11N109.5W TO 15N101W...MAINLY S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 99W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N134.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN 210 NM S QUADRANT OF LOW SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 129W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N133.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 128W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN SEP 15... .HURRICANE KIKO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 102W AND 108W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N82W TO 12N99W TO 10N108W 11N111W...AND RESUMES FROM 12N123W TO 12N126W TO 14N133W BEYOND 13N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 11N E OF 86W... AND FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 88W AND 99W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W...AND FROM 08.5N TO 11.5N W OF 136W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.