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FZPN03 KNHC 241542
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON AUG 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW PRES NEAR 14.9N 112.5W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 24 MOVING N 
OR 360 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15.9N 112.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 
120 NM SE QUADRANT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
NEAR NEAR 16.5N 111.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 
KT. WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
NEAR 17.0N 111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. 
GALE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 112W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 15N95.5W 1007 MB. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 
105W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
15N99W 1007 MB. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 
98W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
17N102W 1007 MB. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 86W... 
INCLUDING THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF PANAMA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON AUG 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA FROM 
14N92W TO 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 15N95.5W TO A 1007 MB LOW 
PRESSURE NEAR 15N112.5W TO 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 13N129W TO 
1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 13N139W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG IS NOTED FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE IS SEEN N OF 04N E OF 82W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA... 
AND FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.