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FZPN03 KNHC 152122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES 16N112.5W 1006 MB MOVING WNW 10 KT. WITHIN 270 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 106W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 
15N109W TO 05N113W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
17.5N114.5W 1004 MB. WITHIN 45 NM N QUADRANT NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 360 NM SE  
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
19N117W 1003 MB. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 420 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
23N121.5W 1002 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 330 NM SE AND 
240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.S OF 02S BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.18 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 2100 UTC SAT AUG 15...
.LOW PRES NEAR 16N112.5W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
360 NW SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 06N TO 18N BETWEEN 107W AND 117W. 
 
.TROPICAL WAVE N OF 09N ALONG 95W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF WAVE AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...            
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 09N90W TO 09N102W. ITCZ FROM 
09N122W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N 
TO 11N BETWEEN 82W AND 92W. 

.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.