085 
FZPN03 KNHC 020329
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 2 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DORA NEAR 16.2N 111.5W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 02
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM NE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N109W TO 18N109W TO 
18N111W TO 17N112W TO 16N112W TO 16N110W TO 17N109W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 15.8N 116.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 45 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N115W TO 
17N117W TO 16N118W TO 15N117W TO 15N116W TO 15N115W TO 16N115W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
18N119W TO 19N123W TO 15N125W TO 12N123W TO 14N120W TO 18N119W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 15.0N 122.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N121W TO 17N122W TO 16N124W TO 14N124W TO 
13N123W TO 14N121W TO 15N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N119W TO 19N123W TO 15N125W TO
12N123W TO 14N120W TO 18N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 14.0N 128.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 13.1N 134.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. 
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 12.7N 140.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 04N116W TO 04N120W TO 00N132W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S110W TO 04N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N117W TO 03N140W TO 00N140W TO
03.4S120W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S108W TO 06N117W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N119W TO 04N135W TO 00N140W TO
00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S97W TO 07N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N96W TO 16N97W TO 15N98W TO 14N98W TO
14N96W TO 15N96W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N97W TO 16N98W TO 16N100W TO 15N101W
TO 14N100W TO 14N98W TO 16N97W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED AUG 2...

HURRICANE DORA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 07N120W TO 12N130W. ITCZ FROM 
12N130W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM NORTH OF 12N BETWEEN 91W AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.