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FZPN03 KNHC 230904
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JUL 23 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT JUL 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JUL 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JUL 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM DORA NEAR 20.9N 111.2W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 23
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW 
AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DORA NEAR 22.7N 
113.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND WITHIN 30 NM S SEMIRICLES WITH SEAS 
TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DORA NEAR 24.8N 
115.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DORA NEAR 26.2N 
117.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DORA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM E AND 120 NM W 
SEMIRCIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE PAC WATERS FROM 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 106W AND 122W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DORA WARNING...WITHIN 120 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 133W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 14N140W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 14N140W TO 00N116W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 12N140W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0900 UTC SAT JUL 23...
.T.S. DORA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF COAST FROM 
88W TO 98W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 08N78W TO 08N96W. ITCZ AXIS 08N96W TO 08N107W TO 
04N110W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N 
OF 03N E OF 79W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 07N88W TO 08N100W AND 
LINE 12N116W TO 11N127W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.