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FZPN03 KNHC 021605
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED AUG 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DORA NEAR 15.6N 114.2W 977 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 02 
MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS
110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N113W TO 
17N115W TO 15N115W TO 15N113W TO 16N112W TO 17N113W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N111W TO 
19N112W TO 17N115W TO 17N112W TO 14N112W TO 16N111W TO 19N111W SE
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 15.0N 119.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N117W TO 17N118W TO 17N120W TO 
16N121W TO 14N120W TO 14N117W TO 16N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N115W TO 20N120W TO 
17N121W TO 17N118W TO 14N120W TO 13N117W TO 18N115W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 14.1N 125.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM
W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N123W TO 
16N124W TO 16N126W TO 15N127W TO 13N126W TO 13N124W TO 15N123W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
19N122W TO 19N126W TO 16N127W TO 16N124W TO 14N124W TO 13N122W TO
19N122W WINDS 20 OR LESS KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 13.3N 131.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 12.7N 138.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 12.5N 145.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 06N115W TO 04N125W TO 00N130W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S105W TO 06N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N116W TO 06N120W TO 05N132W TO 
00N137W TO 03.4S120W TO 01N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N123W TO 06N131W TO 00N133W TO 
00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S101W TO 08N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N96W TO 16N97W TO 15N99W TO 14N99W TO
14N98W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE 
TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N100W TO 17N101W TO 17N102W TO 
16N102W TO 15N100W TO 17N100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N123W TO 27N120W TO
26N116W TO 28N115W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO
BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC WED AUG 2...

.HURCN DORA...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 112W AND 116W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 09N110W TO 07N125W. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 07N125W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 17N BETWEEN 90W AND 104W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 117W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.