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FZPN03 KNHC 202131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC FRI NOV 20 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 NOV 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 22.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... 
.TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 16.3N 111.5W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV
20 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
45 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT
240 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 07N
TO 12N BETWEEN 108W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 16.9N 114.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE...10 NM SW QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...0
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 90NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RICK NEAR 18.4N
117.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RICK NEAR 20.5N
119.0W. 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 RICK NEAR 21.5N
119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N97W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 124W AND 133W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. N OF 08N W OF A LINE FROM 08N123W TO 26N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 127W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W OF 113.5W NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 2100 UTC FRI NOV 20... 

.TROPICAL STORM RICK...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120
NM SE QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM S
QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...        

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N79W TO 10N102W THEN RESUMES FROM
12N112W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N118W TO 10N130W TO 06N135W. ITCZ
EXTENDS FROM 06N135W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO
10N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W...WITHIN 120 NM SE OF AXIS BETWEEN
112W AND 120W...FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 127W AND 130W...AND FROM
05N TO 09N BETWEEN 129W AND 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.