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FZPN03 KNHC 200252
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 15.2N 108.1W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV
20 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE
QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 16.5N 111.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 N NE QUADRANT...20 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT
...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 109W AND 113W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK NEAR 17.8N 113.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM
N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 111W AND 116W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICK NEAR 19.5N 115.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RICK NEAR 21.6N
115.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
16N95W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF
SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO
14N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND
95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N W OF 113W NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 11N129W 1005 MB STATIONARY. WITHIN 240 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN
124W AND 131W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 18N TO 27N W OF 127W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO
27N W OF 120W AND FROM 00N TO 18N W OF 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 10N130W 1008 MB. N OF 09N W OF
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF
27N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 111W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 09N131W 1010 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S BETWEEN 97W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE...SW AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC FRI NOV 20... 

.TROPICAL STORM RICK...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 11N114W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...        

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N79W TO 09N90W TO 13N101W THEN
RESUMES FROM 13N110W TO LOW PRES NEAR 11N114W TO LOW PRES NEAR
11N129W TO 07N137W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N137W TO 06N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 79W AND 89W
...WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 94W AND 98W...WITHIN 60 NM SE
OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 133W...FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 129W AND
134W...AND FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 135W AND 139W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.