000
FZPN03 KNHC 232105
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE AUG 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE KAY NEAR 23.5N 121.1W 1008 MB AT 2100 UTC
AUG 23 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 23.7N
124.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN 150 NM
NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY DISSIPATED.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N104.5W 1012 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
16N111W 1010 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17N115W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 11.5N118W 1008 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N122W 1010 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 13.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.S OF A LINE FROM 01S120W TO 01S110W TO 03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.12 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 2100 UTC TUE AUG 23...

.LOW PRES NEAR 14N104.5W WITH TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N104.5W TO
LOW TO 08N105W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 100W
AND 109W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 108W AND 111W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08N90W TO LOW PRES
NEAR 11.5N118W TO 10N132W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N132W TO
11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND
124W AND ALSO FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 135W AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.