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FZPN03 KNHC 241503
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN JUL 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN JUL 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JUL 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JUL 26.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM DORA NEAR 23.5N 114.2W 1004 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 
24 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 50 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DORA NEAR 25.5N 
115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT WITH SEAS TO 
10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW DORA NEAR 26.4N 
116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT WITH SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DORA WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM NM N AND 60 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DORA WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF 
REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN DORA WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF REMNANT LOW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATED.

.SW OF LINE 14N140W TO 00N112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 11N140W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 92W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S 
OF 04N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC SUN JUL 24...
.TROPICAL STORM DORA...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM SW 
QUADRANT OF CENTER.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO 
BETWEEN 102W AND 105W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 08N84W TO 09N95W. THE ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 09N95W TO 08N110W TO 09N127W TO BEYOND 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 05N E OF 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
AROUND 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ FROM 98W TO 110W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 130W 
AND 136W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.