000
FZPN03 KNHC 162129
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED SEP 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARINA NEAR 23.0N 124.6W 1006 MB AT 2100
UTC SEP 16 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 13 FT. WITHIN 22N119W TO 18N123W TO 19N129W TO 28N127W TO 
28N121W TO 22N119W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 23.5N 
125.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 23.9N 
126.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 22N126W
TO 20N129W TO 25N132W TO 28N128W TO 25N125W TO 22N126W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 23.7N 
129.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN 24N129W
TO 23N130W TO 24N131W TO 26N130W TO 26N129W TO 24N129W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. 
.60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 23.3N 
130.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.72 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.

.WITHIN 08N104W TO 06N106W TO 08N108W TO 11N105W TO 10N104W TO 
08N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. WITHIN 
03.4S95W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S120W TO 01S110W TO 02S96W TO 03.4S95W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N110W TO 06N113W TO 09N112W TO 
11N108W TO 09N104W TO 05N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N106W TO 06N113W TO 10N114W TO 
14N108W TO 12N104W TO 09N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S
SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N80W TO 03N84W TO 04N87W TO 06N85W TO
06N81W TO 04N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA... WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC WED SEP 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 14N95W TO 10N110W TO 15N125W TO 
12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ALONG AND S FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 
80W TO 99W AND FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 112W TO 120W. 


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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.