000 FZPN03 KNHC 231635 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED SEP 23 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED SEP 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 25. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 20.0N 120.6W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 23 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N118W TO 18N120W TO 20N124W TO 23N123W TO 22N118W TO 19N118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N116W TO 15N118W TO 19N124W TO 24N123W TO 25N118W TO 21N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 20.8N 123.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE...90 NM SE...60 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N122W TO 19N124W TO 22N127W TO 24N127W TO 24N123W TO 20N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N122W TO 19N124W TO 22N127W TO 24N127W TO 24N123W TO 20N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 21.1N 127.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N125W TO 20N128W TO 23N132W TO 26N132W TO 26N128W TO 21N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 21.1N 132.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LOWELL NEAR 21.0N 137.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT..120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LOWELL NEAR 21.2N 141.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N92W TO 06N94W TO 06N95W TO 07N94W TO 07N93W TO 06N92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N91W TO 08N92W TO 08N94W TO 09N91W TO 08N91W TO 07N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29.5N139.5W TO 29.5N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N139W TO 29.5N139.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N139W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N135W TO 27N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N128W TO 17N140W TO 30N140W TO 25N132W TO 30N119W TO 18N128W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED SEP 23... .TROPICAL STORM LOWELL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 170 NM SOUTH SEMICIRCLE AND SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COSTA RICA NEAR 10N84W TO 11N93W TO 11N112W. THE MONSOON TROUGH CONTINUES SW OF LOWELL NEAR 14N126W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 77W TO 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED FROM 124W TO 138W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.