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FZPN03 KNHC 200949
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE SEP 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM PAINE NEAR 24.8N 116.8W 997 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
20 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAINE NEAR 28.4N 116.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 120 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF A LINE FROM 26N117W TO 30N122W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAINE NEAR 30.8N
114.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.72 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S95W TO 03N104W TO
04N119W TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S80W TO 13N105W TO
12N119W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO TO 9 FT IN SW
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE SEP 20...

.TROPICAL STORM PAINE...SCATTERED MODERATE NE SEMICIRCLE WITHIN
180 NM OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 105W FROM 09N TO 15N...SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 103W AND 113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
DISCONTINUOUS MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N77W TO 10N87W TO LOW PRES
1008 MB NEAR 09N105W TO 09N109W...THEN RESUMES FROM 15N117W TO
11N126W TO 11N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N
TO 09N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 180 NM OF THE TROUGH AXIS W OF 118W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.