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FZPN03 KNHC 020950
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI NOV 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 04.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ROSA NEAR 13.3N 118.5W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV
02 MOVING SW OR 220 DEG AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ROSA NEAR 13.0N 118.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ROSA NEAR 13.2N 
119.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT 
WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ROSA NEAR 14.0N
120.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ROSA NEAR 15.5N
121.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF ROSA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRLCE OF ROSA WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM N 
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NW 
AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC NOV 2...

.T.S. ROSA NEAR 13.3N 118.5W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N82W TO 09N100W TO LOW PRES NEAR 15N110W 
1010 MB. MONSOON TROUGH RESUMES FROM 10N120W TO 11N128W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 14N130W 1011 MB. ITCZ FROM LOW PRES NEAR 14N130W TO 
11N140W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.