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FZPN03 KNHC 180242
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 18 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 16N108W 1006 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SE
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N
TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN 96W
AND 99W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17N110W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
MEXICO BETWEEN 103W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
19N112W 1006 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 16N131W 1006 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N131W
TO 16N131W TO 17N133W TO 17N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N138W 1011 MB. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 18N136W TO 17N135W TO 16N136W TO 18N136W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVED W OF AREA. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE
FROM 17N137W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 17N138W TO 17N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 01S BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 03.4S99W TO 01N112W TO 01S120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 02S103W TO 02N114W TO 01N120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 126W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 127W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 AT 0215 UTC THU AUG 18...

.TROPICAL WAVE FROM 11N TO 20N ALONG 108W WITH LOW PRES NEAR
16N108W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 14N TO 17N
BETWEEN 110W AND 112W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF
15N107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 09N90W TO 12N98W. IT
RESUMES FROM LOW PRES NEAR 16N108W TO 12N118W TO LOW PRES NEAR
09N125W 1008 MB. THE TROUGH AXIS THEN EXTENDS FROM 12N131W TO
BEYOND 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG S OF AXIS WITHIN 60
NM OF LINE FROM 08N78W TO 08N83W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120
NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 114W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.