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FZPN03 KNHC 251515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAY 25 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BUD NEAR 18.4N 105.6W 975 MB AT 1500 UTC MAY 25 MOVING
N OR 010 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE...90 NM SE...70 NM SW
AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE AND 240 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD INLAND NEAR 19.9N 105.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE 
AND 70 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUD NEAR 19.8N 105.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BUD NEAR 19.4N 
106.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM 
OF CENTER OF HURRICANE BUD EXCEPT 240 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM BUD WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUD WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 22N115W TO 17N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 121W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW 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 FRI MAY 25...

.HURRICANE BUD...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N79W TO 08N86W TO 10N100W...RESUMES FROM 
12N110W TO 07N122W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 07122W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG E OF 81W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 
92W AND 99W. 

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.