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FZPN03 KNHC 160900
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 13N97W TO 14N98W TO 
16N95W TO 16N94W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. 
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO
15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N95W TO 10N97W TO 
12N101W TO 13N100W TO 15N94W TO 12N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N130W TO 29N132W TO 30N134W TO 30N127W TO 29N130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N132W TO 28N136W TO 30N140W TO 
30N129W TO 28N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N138W TO 28N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N135W TO 28N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.WITHIN 02N139W TO 02N140W TO 05N140W TO 03N138W TO 02N139W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 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 0820 UTC FRI OCT 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM FROM 10.5N73W TO 08N95W TO 
13N126W TO 11N130W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 10.5N133W TO 11N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 08.5N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 99W...FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 86W AND 103W...AND 
FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 121W AND 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.