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FZPN03 KNHC 240911
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JUL 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JUL 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JUL 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DOUGLAS NEAR 15.7N 140.3W 954 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 24
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...240 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 09N138W TO 08N140W TO 21N140W TO 
21N135W TO 17N132W TO 09N138W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DOUGLAS W OF AREA NEAR 17.9N 145.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
60 NM SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 17N138W TO 16N140W
TO 24N140W TO 21N138W TO 17N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DOUGLAS W OF AREA NEAR 19.9N 151.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS NEAR 21.0N 157.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS NEAR 22.0N 163.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. 
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DOUGLAS NEAR 22.4N 170.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N96W TO 06N102W TO 09N102W TO 08N96W
TO 05N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N94W TO 05N109W TO 07N109W TO 09N104W
TO 09N94W TO 05N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI JUL 24...

HURRICANE DOUGLAS...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF
THE CENTER OF DOUGLAS. A BAND OF MODERATE TO STRONG E OF THE 
CENTER...FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 135W AND 137W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 12N83W TO 11N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 123W AND 
128W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.