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FZPN03 KNHC 090852
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE AUG 9 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE HOWARD NEAR 21.6N 116.1W 987 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 09
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N114W TO 20N116W TO 21N117W TO 
23N117W TO 23N115W TO 21N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N114W TO 20N117W TO 24N117W TO 
24N115W TO 22N113W TO 19N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 23.2N 119.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 45 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N118W TO 23N120W TO 25N120W TO 25N118W 
TO 24N117W TO 22N118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N116W TO 21N118W TO 23N122W TO 26N121W
TO 26N117W TO 23N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HOWARD NEAR 24.4N 122.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN WITHIN 30 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N121W TO 24N122W TO 24N123W TO 25N123W TO 
25N122W TO 24N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 24N121W TO 23N123W TO 25N124W TO 26N123W TO 
26N121W TO 24N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 25.0N 
125.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING OFFSHORE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 16N136W TO 14N138W TO 13N140W TO 18N140W TO 17N137W TO
16N136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S111.5W TO 03.4S120W TO 02.5S120W
TO 03S112.5W TO 03.4S111.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S104W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S120W TO
03S113W TO 03S105W TO 03.4S104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S97W TO 03.4S120W TO 01S110W TO
01S101W TO 03.4S97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0700 UTC TUE AUG 9...

.HURRICANE HOWARD...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 
NM OF CENTER. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 10N94W TO 09N100W TO 14N109W THEN
FROM 15N118W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 75 NM OF COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND EASTERN PANAMA...FROM 07N
TO 16N BETWEEN 94W AND 112W...FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 116W AND 
122W...AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.