718 FZPN03 KNHC 100242 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED AUG 10 2022 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED AUG 10. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 11. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 12. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 23.1N 118.4W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 10 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...90 NM NW QUADRANT AND 45 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N117W TO 21N119W TO 23N120W TO 25N119W TO 24N117W TO 22N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N116W TO 20N119W TO 22N121W TO 25N121W TO 25N116W TO 21N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 24.2N 121.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N121W TO 23N121W TO 24N123W TO 25N122W TO 26N121W TO 24N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREAWITHIN 24N120W TO 22N122W TO 24N123W TO 26N122W TO 26N120W TO 24N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HOWARD NEAR 24.7N 123.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. WITHIN 24N122W TO 24N124W TO 25N124W TO 26N123W TO 26N122W TO 24N122W WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 24.9N 124.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 25N124W TO 25N126W TO 26N126W TO 26N125W TO 26N123W TO 25N124W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 24.9N 125.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .72 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. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING OFFSHORE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 10N87W TO 11N87W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W TO 10N87W... INCLUDING PAPAGAYO AND OFFSHORE NICARAGUA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 16N139.5W TO 15.5N140W TO 17.5N140W TO 17.5N139.5W TO 17N139.5W TO 16N139.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 03.4S107W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S120W TO 02S113W TO 03.4S107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S98W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S120W TO 02S112W TO 01S107W TO 03.4S98W 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. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 27N112W TO 29N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N113W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0100 UTC WED AUG 10... .TROPICAL STORM HOWARD...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 10N105W TO 12N125W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 10N BETWEEN 77W AND 87W...FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 115W...AND FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 140W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.