000 FZPN03 KNHC 181533 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED NOV 18 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED NOV 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 20. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM POLO NEAR 16.3N 116.0W 1004 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 18 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N115W TO 15N117W TO 17N117W TO 18N116W TO 17N115W TO 16N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 14N109W TO 09N113W TO 13N119W TO 20N122W TO 22N115W TO 14N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST STORM POLO NEAR 16.7N 119.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N119W TO 16N120W TO 17N120W TO 18N120W TO 17N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N118W TO 15N120W TO 16N123W TO 18N124W TO 20N120W TO 17N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION POLO NEAR 16.9N 121.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N122W TO 18N121W TO 17N122W TO 18N122W TO 18N124W TO 19N122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N123W TO 18N119W TO 15N122W TO 16N125W TO 18N128W TO 21N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW POLO NEAR 17.0N 123.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N122W TO 15N127W TO 16N130W TO 19N131W TO 21N125W TO 18N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW POLO NEAR 17.0N 126.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N94W TO 10N96W TO 11N97W TO 15N97W TO 16N94W TO 12N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N88W TO 04N93W TO 06N109W TO 09N103W TO 16N95W TO 06N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT N OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W. .12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N99W TO 13N96W TO 13N97W TO 15N96W TO 16N94.5W TO 14N99W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 96W AND 97W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N96W TO 09N99W TO 11N100W TO 16N96W TO 15N94W TO 10N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N89W TO 04N93W TO 07N104W TO 15N99W TO 16N94W TO 06N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT N OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N95W TO 12N97W TO 13N99W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W TO 13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 99W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 06N92W TO 02N99W TO 04N105W TO 12N106W TO 16N94W TO 06N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 96W AND 100W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 26N130W TO 22N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N129W TO 22N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N125W TO 26N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 22N125W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N128W TO 26N136W TO 27N138W TO 30N138W TO 30N128W TO 28N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N120W TO 29N122W TO 29N124W TO 30N125W TO 30N119W TO 29N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC WED NOV 18... .TROPICAL STORM POLO...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS. .LOW PRES NEAR 14N89W 1006 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM SW QUADRANT. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 04N78W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 14N89W 1006 MB TO 09N96W TO 09N106W. IT RESUMES AT 13N116W TO 10N126W AND TO 09N132W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 09N132W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 116W AND 120W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.