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FZPN03 KNHC 160403
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 18.6N 122.0W 969 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 16
MOVING WSW OR 255 DEG AT 9 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 18N120W TO 17N123W TO 19N125W TO 21N124W TO 22N121W TO
18N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
16N118W TO 15N123W TO 19N127W TO 23N125W TO 24N120W TO 16N118W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 17.8N 124.9W. 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 WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE 18N123W TO 16N124W TO 16N126W TO 20N127W
TO 20N124W TO 18N123W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N122W TO 14N128W TO 20N131W TO 23N126W
TO 21N121W TO 11N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LINDA NEAR 18.1N 128.8W. 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 AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN WITHIN 17N128W TO 16N131W TO 18N132W TO
21N130W TO 19N127W TO 17N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N124W TO 13N132W TO 21N133W TO 22N127W TO
19N123W TO 15N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LINDA NEAR 19.5N 133.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LINDA NEAR 21.1N 138.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL LINDA NEAR 22.3N 142.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 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.

.WITHIN 04N105W TO 05N109W TO 08N109W TO 09N102W TO 07N102W TO
04N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 03.4S112W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N140W TO 07N140W TO
01N119W TO 03.4S112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S 
TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N102W TO 03.4S96W TO 03.4S120W TO 
06N120W TO 11N107W TO 02N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S86W TO 03.4S113W TO 07N118W TO 
15N109W TO 13N98W TO 03.4S86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N123W TO 29N126W TO 30N127W TO
30N122W TO 29N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND  
S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON AUG 16...

HURRICANE LINDA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90
NM OF THE CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 13N95W TO 10N105W TO 11N110W. ITCZ
FROM 14N130W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
N OF 02N AND E OF 79W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG  
FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
10N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W.


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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.