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FZPN03 KNHC 160311
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO 
16N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W TO 14N95W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 12N94W TO 10N96W TO 10N98W TO 12N101W TO 15N94W TO 12N94W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N128.5W TO 30N130.5W TO 30N131W TO 30N128W TO 30N128.5W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N128W TO 28N131W TO 28N135W TO 
30N137W TO 30N127W TO 29N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N133W TO 28N137W TO 29N140W TO 
30N140W TO 30N130W TO 29N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 03N139.5W TO 02.5N140W TO 04N140W TO 03.5N139.5W TO
03N139.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0220 UTC FRI OCT 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10.5N73W TO 07.5N92W 
TO 13N127W TO 11N130W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 10.5N133W TO 
10.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS OVER THE 
WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF THE COAST FROM NW COSTA RICA TO 94.5W 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM N
OF THE TROUGH AND ITCZ BETWEEN 118W AND 137W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.