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FZPN03 KNHC 222221
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JUL 22 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JUL 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JUL 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JUL 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 12.1N 130.9W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 22
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 
90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N126W 
TO 09N130W TO 12N133W TO 17N132W TO 17N127W TO 09N126W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 13.8N 135.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 
30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N133W TO 09N137W TO 17N140W TO 20N137W
TO 17N129W TO 09N133W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 16.4N 141.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
11N136W TO 11N140W TO 23N140W TO 22N137W TO 18N133W TO 11N136W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 18.7N 148.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR HAWAII NEAR 20.0N 
154.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. 
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS NEAR HAWAII NEAR 21.0N
160.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

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 18N134W TO 16N135W TO 18N140W TO 23N140W TO 20N135W TO
18N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N103W TO 03N106W TO 05N107W TO
06N105W TO 06N103W TO 04N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 04N86W TO 03N89W TO 04N90W
TO 05N90W TO 06N87W TO 04N86W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2145 UTC WED JUL 22...

.HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 12.1N 130.9W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO 
STRONG FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 129W AND 133W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 126W AND 134W. 

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 91W...SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 03N E OF 94W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 100W...SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 06N BETWEEN 
97W AND 108W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 114W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 09N95W TO 10N109W 
THEN RESUMES NEAR 08N133W TO 06N140W. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT 
CONVECTION SEE THE TROPICAL WAVES AND SPECIAL FEATURES SECTIONS 
ABOVE.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.