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FZPN03 KNHC 150920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 UTC SAT AUG 15 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 15N111W MOVING W-NW 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM 
NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
75 NM OF LINE FROM 17N110W TO 17N112W TO 15N112W WIND N TO SE 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 15N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 104W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1006 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...NEAR 17N114W. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT SW 
QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
150 NM NW AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 108W AND 
118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1004 MB...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...NEAR 20N118W. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
150 NM SE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 112W AND 
122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 03.4S109W TO 15N104W TO 15N108W TO 
07N116W TO 00N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE 
AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA DESCRIBED IN ASSOCIATION WITH GALE CENTER 
IN WARNINGS SECTION. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SAT AUG 15...
.LOW PRES NEAR 15N111W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 15N 
TO 19N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 
08N111W TO 15N107W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W. 
 
.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 91W N OF 09N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM ALONG COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN 89W AND 94W. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM ALONG W COAST 
OF MEXICO BETWEEN 20N AND 23N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...            
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N78W TO 07N82W TO 09N90W TO 09N97W TO 
12N102W THEN RESUMES NEAR 12N113W TO 07N124W TO 08N132W. ITCZ 
AXIS FROM 08N132W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
N OF 03N E OF 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA. CLUSTERS SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 300 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH 
BETWEEN 91W AND 102W...WITHIN 200 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 
112W AND 130W...AND WITHIN 200 NM N OF MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ 
BETWEEN 130W AND 140W. 

.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.