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FZPN03 KNHC 232220
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 14.1N 137.3W 959 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 23
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N135W TO 13N140W TO 19N140W TO 
19N134W TO 15N130W TO 09N135W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11
TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 16.2N 142.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT 
AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N135W TO 13N138W TO 12N140W TO 23N140W TO 
21N137W TO 16N135W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 18.5N 149.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. DOUGLAS W OF FORECAST WATERS. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N97W TO 03N99W TO 04N100W TO 06N99W
TO 06N98W TO 03N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N94W TO 04N97W TO 05N103W TO 08N102W
TO 09N97W TO 06N94W 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 THU JUL 23...

.HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 12.1N 130.9W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO 
STRONG FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 135W AND 138W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 133W AND 140W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N 
EAST OF 93W. 

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 97W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 102W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 106W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 108W AND 116W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 119W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N
TO 15N BETWEEN 117W AND 127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 11N104W TO 11N128W. 
FOR INFORMATION ON CONVECTION SEE ABOVE.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.