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FZPN03 KNHC 022112
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI AUG 2 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI AUG 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE CARLOTTA NEAR 18.7N 116.4W 981 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 02
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 23 FT AND WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. WITHIN 21N113W TO 
22N115W TO 21N117W TO 17N118W TO 16N117W TO 16N114W TO 21N113W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SEAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CARLOTTA NEAR 19.2N 120.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 20N118W TO 21N121W TO 21N122W TO 
19N123W TO 17N121W TO 18N119W TO 20N118W WITH SEAS TO 26 FT AND 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. WITHIN 20N117W TO 23N121W TO 19N124W TO 14N122W 
TO 17N121W TO 14N120W TO 20N117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CARLOTTA NEAR 20.1N 124.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 22N122W TO 24N126W TO 20N129W TO 16N128W TO 
15N122W TO 19N121W TO 22N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. WITHIN 21N123W 
TO 22N125W TO 21N126W TO 19N126W TO 19N123W TO 21N123W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC FRI AUG 2...

.HURRICANE CARLOTTA...NUMEROUS STRONG AND SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 75 NM OF THE CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COSTA RICA NEAR 10N86W 
TO 12N106W. THE TROUGH CONTINUES NEAR 14N117W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO LOCAL STRONG FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 117W...AND
FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 130W AND 137W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA/ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.