000
FZPN03 KNHC 030413 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU AUG 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG  5.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE DORA NEAR 15.2N 116.9W 956 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 03
MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N114W TO 18N114W TO 19N117W TO
16N118W TO 14N117W TO 13N115W TO 17N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 14.7N 122.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
45 NM SW QUADRANT. WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N119W 
TO 19N120W TO 18N123W TO 13N124W TO 12N121W TO 13N120W TO 18N119W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 13.9N 128.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE TO TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WIND RADII AND 12 FT SEAS RADII. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
17N124W TO 19N126W TO 18N131W TO 11N130W TO 11N127W TO 12N126W TO
17N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 13.2N 134.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 12.9N 141.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE DORA NEAR 13.0N 149.0W. 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 04N119W TO 06N124W TO 04N127W TO 00N132W TO 01S120W TO
01N118W TO 04N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N122W TO 06N125W TO 05N129W TO 
00N133W TO 00N123W TO 04N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
SE TO S SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N96W TO 16N99W TO 15N99W TO 14N98W TO
14N96W TO 16N96W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N103W TO 19N105W TO 18N107W TO 
16N106W TO 15N105W TO 16N103W TO 18N103W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N117W TO 29N117W TO
28N117W TO 28N115W TO 29N114W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N115W TO 30N123W TO 27N120W TO 
26N117W TO 28N115W TO 30N115W...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 0300 UTC THU AUG 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM NEAR THE BORDER OF COSTA 
RICA AND PANAMA THROUGH 10N95W TO 13N111W. SCATTERED MODERATE
UP TO 150 NM NORTH AND 300 NM SOUTH OF THE TROUGH WEST OF 100W. 

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N119W TO 08N133W AND RESUMES FROM 
07N137W TO BEYOND 140W AT 06N. SCATTERED MODERATE NEAR AND UP TO 
180 NM SOUTH OF BOTH ITCZ SEGMENTS.

$$

.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.