000
FZPN03 KNHC 170306
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JUL 17 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JUL 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JUL 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JUL 19.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FABIO AT 20.3N 120.4W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 17 
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 
65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 
17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FABIO NEAR 23.0N 120.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
IN AREAS OF STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FABIO NEAR 25.4N 
119.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FABIO NEAR 27.0N 
119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

FORECAST WINDS NEAR TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION
DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM N AND 75 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE OF FABIO WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 135 NM 
OF FABIO WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
REMNANT LOW FABIO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.N OF 29N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE JUL 17...

.TROPICAL STORM FABIO...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG 
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 08N93W TO 11N103W TO LOW PRES 
1010MB AT 08N115W TO 08N121W THEN ITCZ 11N127W TO BEYOND 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS 
FROM 88W TO 94W...WITHIN 300 NM S OF AXIS FROM 100W TO 111W AND 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS FROM 112W TO 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS W OF 128W.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.