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FZPN03 KNHC 202119
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU AUG 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 03N TO 05N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 105W AND 109W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.36 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 THU AUG 20...

.CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 06N 
BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N 
TO 08N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 100W FROM 06N TO 13N. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 104W. 

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 107W FROM 05N TO 12N. NUMEROUS MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 106W AND 110W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 101W 
AND 110W.  

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 122W FROM 10N TO 16N. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W. 

.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.