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FZPN03 KNHC 171449
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JUL 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JUL 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUL 19.

.WARNINGS.
.TROPICAL STORM FABIO NEAR 22.3N 120.5W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 
17 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT 
...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FABIO NEAR 25.2N 
120.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FABIO NEAR 27.6N 
119.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. 

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 FABIO WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FABIO 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF REMNANT LOW FABIO WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 
135W. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING N AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC TUE JUL 17...
.TROPICAL STORM FABIO...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N77W TO 10N90W TO 11N104W TO 07N115W 
TO 08N120W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 08N120W TO 09N126W TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF AXIS TO 03N E OF 86W... 
AND FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W.  

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

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.