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FZPN03 KNHC 170324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT OCT 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95W N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 16N95W
TO 15N95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND
95.5W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
15N95W TO 13N97W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 15N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 12N94W TO 10N97W TO 11N99W TO 
12N101W TO 15N94W TO 12N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N95W TO 13N97W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N95W TO 10N98W TO 
13N102W TO 13N99W TO 15N95W TO 11N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 07N98W TO 07N101W TO 08N103W TO 
08N100W TO 08N98W TO 07N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N130W TO 28N134W TO 30N137W TO 30N128W TO 29N130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N137W TO 29N139W TO 29N140W TO 
30N140W TO 30N134W TO 29N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.45 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 0300 UTC SAT OCT 17...

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 132W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG  
FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 127.5W AND 133W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10.5N72W TO 10N79W TO 12N84W TO
08N98W TO 10N117W. THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N117W TO 1009 MB
LOW PRESSURE NEAR 12N131.5W TO 10.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 91W 
AND 97W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W TO 120W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.