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FZPN03 KNHC 270313
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
0430 UTC THU JUN 27 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU JUN 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUN 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUN 29.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM COSME AT 19.6N 117.6W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC JUN 27
MOVING W-NW OR 295 DEG AT 12 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS
TO 55 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE
...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 22 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 105W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW COSME NEAR 21.3N
122.6W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.  SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 120W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW COSME NEAR 22.0N
128.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 
12 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 112W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 8 FT
IN SW SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW COSME NEAR 22.0N
133.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW COSME NEAR 22.0N
137.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW COSME NEAR 22.0N
140.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 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

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 11 FT IN S SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 26N140W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU JUN 27...

.TROPICAL STORM COSME...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW AND 60 
NM NW QUADRANTS.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 120 NM.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 10N115W TO 08N120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 09N103W TO 11N106W 
THEN RESUMES FROM 12N122W TO 08N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG WITHIN 300 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS FROM 99W TO 103W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS FROM 131W TO 133W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.