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FZPN03 KNHC 152157
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN AUG 15 2021

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 18.8N 121.2W 969 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 15
MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 19N119W TO 17N122W TO 19N124W TO 22N122W TO 21N120W TO 
19N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 14N119W TO 16N124W TO 22N125W TO 24N120W TO 19N114W TO 
14N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 17.8N 124.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM 
S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N123W TO 
16N125W TO 18N127W TO 20N127W TO 20N123W TO 17N123W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N124W TO 
16N129W TO 19N130W TO 23N127W TO 21N121W TO 12N124W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 17.7N 127.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N127W TO 17N129W TO 18N130W TO 20N130W TO 
19N126W TO 17N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 12N126W TO 13N132W TO 20N135W TO 23N130W TO 
19N124W TO 12N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 18.9N 132.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LINDA NEAR 20.7N 136.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LINDA NEAR 22.5N 140.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N101W TO 06N103W TO 07N106W TO
09N104W TO 08N100W TO 06N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N104W TO 06N108W TO 08N110W TO 
10N105W TO 08N100W TO 06N104W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. WITHIN 03S103W TO 03S117W TO 01S115W TO 02S110W TO 02S107W TO
03S103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S91W TO 03S116W TO 06N120W TO 
12N109W TO 11N96W TO 03.4S91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN AUG 15...

HURRICANE LINDA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 
CENTER AND SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 13N99W TO 10N112W. ITCZ FROM 
14N131W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 13N AND E OF 
112W AND FROM 09N TO 15N AND WEST OF 138W. 

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.