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FZPN03 KNHC 232112
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JUL 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUL 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JUL 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM DORA NEAR 21.7N 112.6W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL
23 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DORA NEAR 23.5N 
114.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 
NM SW QUADRANT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DORA NEAR 25.4N 
116.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DORA NEAR 27.0N 
117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM DORA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 108W AND 118W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM NE 
AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DORA WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION 
ABOVE.

.FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 04N W OF 133W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 10N140W TO 00N125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 07N140W TO 00N120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC SAT JUL 23...
.TROPICAL STORM DORA...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60-90 NM OF 
CENTER.

.ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90-120 NM S OF A LINE 
FROM 05N79W TO 06N88W AND WITHIN 90-120 NM S OF A LINE FROM 
12N117W TO 13N130W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 09N84W TO 07N95W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N95W TO 09N107W THEN 
RESUMES NEAR 06N111W TO 10N130W TO 07N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.