000 FZPN03 KNHC 161536 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI SEP 16 2022 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI SEP 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 18. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 13.7N 96.5W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 16 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 15.7N 99.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LESTER INLAND NEAR 18.7N 102.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. CONDITIONS MERGED. .60 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. .LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N107W 1007 MB. FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N108W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 102W AND 111W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N107.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .S OF 00N W OF 92W...AND S OF 02S BETWEEN 84W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 94W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 134W AND 138W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST 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 1500 UTC FRI SEP 16... .T.S. LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 98W AND 103W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W. .LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N107W...CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION ELSEWHERE FROM 13.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 104W AND 107W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 109W AND 112W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N85W TO T.S. LESTER LOCATED NEAR 13.5N96.5W, THEN RESUMES FROM NEAR 14N100W TO LOW PRES SITUATED NEAR 14.5N107W TO 12N120W TO ANOTHER LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 12N135W TO 08N140W. ASIDE FOR THE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH LESTER AND THE LOW PRESSURE, SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED N OF 04N E OF 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 80W AND 91W...AND FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 130W AND 139W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.