000
FZPN03 KNHC 200223
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 30N130W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N132W TO 
24N133W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 30N133W TO 27N134W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN 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 0200 UTC THU AUG 20...

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 96W FROM 05N-12N...CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO 
STRONG IS AHEAD OF AXIS FROM 07N-09N BETWEEN 96W-100W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS BEHIND AXIS FROM 06N-09N BETWEEN 94W-
96W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 104W FROM 05N-13W...SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 06N-10N BETWEEN 100W-104W. 

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 119W FROM 11N-16N...SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG IS BEHIND AXIS FROM 12N-15N BETWEEN 114W-119W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE IS AHEAD OF AXIS FROM 12N-15N BETWEEN 119W-
122W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...            
CURRENTLY THERE IS NOT A WELL DEFINED MONSOON TROUGH OR ITCZ. 
MOST OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL 
WAVES MENTIONED ABOVE.

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.