804 
FZPN03 KNHC 121623
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED AUG 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED AUG 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 14.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 23.5N 118.7W 995 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 
12 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N118W TO 22N120W TO 24N121W TO 
25N119W TO 24N117W TO 22N118W N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 23 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N115W TO 19N117W TO 22N124W 
TO 27N120W TO 27N117W TO 20N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 25.3N 
120.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 25N121W
TO 26N122W TO 26N121W TO 26N120W TO 25N121W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N119W TO 21N120W TO 23N125W 
TO 26N124W TO 28N121W TO 24N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ELIDA NEAR 28.3N 
122.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT. CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.60 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 15N98W TO 15N99W TO 15N101W TO 16N100W TO 15N98W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N98W TO 
13N99W TO 15N100W TO 15N99W TO 16N99W TO 14N98W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE. WITHIN 17N105W TO 
16N106W TO 17N106W TO 17N105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N103W TO 15N105W TO 16N107W TO 
17N108W TO 19N105W TO 15N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN S TO SE SWELL. WITHIN 09N104W TO 09N110W TO 11N108W TO 
12N104W TO 10N102W TO 09N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE. WITHIN 18N108W TO 
18N110W TO 19N110W TO 19N109W TO 18N108W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 10N113W TO 10N115W TO 11N114W TO 
13N113W TO 11N113W TO 10N113W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N107W TO 08N115W TO 11N118W TO 15N111W TO
20N107W TO 10N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N123W TO 11N125W TO 12N126W TO 15N122W TO 14N121W TO
12N123W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N121W TO 11N126W TO 11N128W TO 12N124W TO 
14N121W TO 12N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE. WITHIN 14N122W TO 
13N125W TO 14N125W TO 15N124W TO 15N123W TO 14N122W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 29N138W TO 28N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N136W TO 29N138W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 11N89W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N82W TO 06N86W TO 05N92W TO 08N87W TO
06N80W TO 05N82W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO 
SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1545 UTC WED AUG 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 1011 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 
11N98W TO 11N105W. THE MONSOON TROUGH RESUMES FROM 15N115W TO 
1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 12N129W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 95W AND 
105W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 10N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.