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FZPN03 KNHC 231537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED OCT 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 15.4N 103.0W 996 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 
23 MOVING WSW OR 255 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 14.9N 105.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 14.4N 109.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 13.8N 112.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 14.2N 116.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 16.0N 118.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 
AND INTENSITY.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W  
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 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 1500 UTC WED OCT 23...

.TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
140 NM E SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH 10N85W TO 11N94W THEN RESUMES FROM 12N108W TO 
10N130W. ITCZ 10N130W TO 11N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 133W. 

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.