000
FZPN03 KNHC 181524
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 17N109.5W 1006 MB MOVING NW AT 9 KT. WITHIN 300 NM
SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF
MEXICO BETWEEN 101W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
18.5N111W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
20N114.5W 1004 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N127W TO 30N133W TO 29N131W TO 29N128W
TO 30N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 134W FROM 11N TO 19N. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 18N134W TO 19N135W TO 18N136W TO 16N136W TO 16N135W TO
16N134W TO 18N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 139W FROM 10N TO 18N. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N137W TO 19N140W TO 16N140W TO 17N137W
TO 19N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE W OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03N115W TO 03N124W TO 01N128W TO 01S120W
TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S98W TO 03N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 06N80W TO 06N81W TO
05N83W TO 03N82W TO 03N80W TO 04N79W TO 06N80W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 02S100W TO 01S104W TO
03.4S117W TO 03.4S96W TO 02S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8
FT IN SW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03N114W TO 04N116W TO
04N119W TO 03N120W TO 00N118W TO 00N115W TO 03N114W 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU AUG 18...

.LOW PRES NEAR 17N109.5W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 210 NM SW QUADRANT.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 94.5W N OF 10N...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN
120 NM OF WAVE AXIS.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 108W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N77W TO 09N90W TO 14N103W 
THEN RESUMES FROM 14N113W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N129W TO 10N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS E OF 86W...WITHIN 
90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 91W...FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN
99W AND 102W...AND WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN
114W AND 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.