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FZPN03 KNHC 230253
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI AUG 23 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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. 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E NEAR 17.9N 112.7W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC 
AUG 23 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 
KT GUSTS 40 KT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 15 FT. WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM S OF A LINE FROM 17N113W TO 
12N126W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE-E NEAR 20.0N 113.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE 
FROM 23N110W TO 16N116W WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
A LINE FROM 20N113W TO 11N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
10N128W TO 20N106W TO 10N118W TO 10N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINE-E NEAR 23.0N 
114.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE 
QUADRANT...AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 10N123W TO 10N113W TO 20N103W TO 29N115W TO 10N123W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINE-E NEAR 26.0N 
115.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINE-E NEAR 28.0N 
116.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NINE-E NEAR 28.0N 
117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 0230 UTC FRI AUG 23...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG 
FROM 15.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 112W AND 116W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION E OF CENTER FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 
108W AND 111W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 09N90W TO 14N102W 
THEN RESUMES FROM 16N118W TO LOW PRES NEAR 15N121W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 12N133W TO 11N140W. NO ITCZ AXIS IS PRESENT. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 82W AND 91W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 100W AND 103W...AND 
WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 123W AND 128W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.