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FZPN03 KNHC 220248
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON AUG 22 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 24.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KAY NEAR 21.8N 115.9W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 22
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER
...EXCEPT 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM
OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 90
NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KAY NEAR 22.4N 118.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 23.0N
120.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT WITHIN 60 NM
NW AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY...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.

.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 107W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 108W AND 119W AND S OF
02S BETWEEN 108W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC MON AUG 22...

.TROPICAL STORM KAY...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM SW QUADRANT.
SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM SW AND 60 NM SE
QUADRANTS.

.TROPICAL WAVE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N97W TO 16N96W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 12N97W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 08N93W TO 10N102W TO
LOW PRES NEAR 10N108W 101 MB TO 08N116W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN
120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 110W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF
AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 93W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.