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FZPN03 KNHC 221545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE NOV 22 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 12.7N 113.9W 943 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 22 
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT 
GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE...80 
NM SE...70 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS 
WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 13.3N 117.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE AND 110 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 
210 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 14.4N 120.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 210 NM 
SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 15.1N 124.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH NEAR 15.5N 129.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 16.5N 
134.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM OF KENNETH WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 450 NM 
NW AND 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF KENNETH WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 450 NM 
NW AND 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF KENNETH WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 119W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 27N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 300 
NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 23N130W TO 19N140W. 
N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM E OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF
LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N101W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED NOV 22...
.HURRICANE KENNETH...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 08N99W TO 10N105W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
10N116W TO 08N131W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM 
OF AXIS W OF 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.