000 FZPN03 KNHC 162125 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI SEP 16 2022 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI SEP 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 18. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 14.3N 97.3W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 16 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. 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 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 16.6N 99.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...20 NM NW QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION LESTER INLAND NEAR 18.1N 101.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .48 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 1006 MB. FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N107W 1006 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 102W AND 114W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17N107.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 21N BETWEEN 100W AND 114W...AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 2O KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .S OF 00N W OF 105W...AND S OF 03N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 12N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 135W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 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 2100 UTC FRI SEP 16... .T.S. LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. A CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 15N TO 16N BETWEEN 99W AND 101W. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS ALSO NOTED N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W, INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. .LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N107W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 13N94W, THEN RESUMES W OF T.S. LESTER FROM NEAR 14N102W TO 1006 MB LOW PRES SITUATED NEAR 14.5N107W TO 11N122W TO ANOTHER 1012 MB LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 12N136W TO 08N140W. ASIDE FOR THE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH LESTER AND THE LOW PRESSURE...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04N TO 07N E OF 81W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.