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FZPN03 KNHC 180244
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC MON AUG 18 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 20.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 17.5N 130.4W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
18 MOVING WSW OR 255 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NW AND 60 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 16.5N 133.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NW AND 150 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 16.4N 134.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 
13N BETWEEN 130W AND 138W SW WINDS 8 TO 10 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 16.5N 136.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 16.5N 136.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 17.5N 135.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE-E NEAR 16.1N 116.6W 1005 MB AT 0300 
UTC AUG 18 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE-E NEAR 16.7N 118.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S 
QUADRANT OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N 
AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE-E NEAR 18.4N 119.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE-E NEAR 19.8N 120.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWELVE-E NEAR 22.4N 121.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL TWELVE-E NEAR 26.5N 124.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 138W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 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 0215 UTC MON AUG 18...

.TROPICAL STORM KARINA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
90 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 16N115W 1007 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND FROM 17N TO 19N BETWEEN 
110W AND 117W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...              
MONSOON TROUGH 09N83W TO 10N103W 16N113W...THEN CONTINUES FROM 
14N130W TO 12N135W TO 15N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM 
S OF AXIS BETWEEN E OF 100W. 
  
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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.