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FZPN03 KNHC 231537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL        
1630 UTC FRI MAY 23 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 10.9N 108.4W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC MAY 
23 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW SWELL AND SE TO E WIND WAVES.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 11.5N 109.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 11.9N 110.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 60 
NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 12.5N 111.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 13.5N 112.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 15.0N 112.0W. 
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. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S BETWEEN 112W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 101W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 03.4S133W TO 04N112W TO 04N107W 
TO 03.4S94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN  
SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI MAY 23... 

.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 360 
NM NE AND 450 NM SE QUADRANTS. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT. 
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N77W TO 09N87W TO 07N97W TO 
08N103W...WHERE IT HAS SEVERED FROM AMANDA...THEN RESUMES W OF 
AMANDA FROM NEAR 10N116W TO 10.5N120W TO 08N124W. THE ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 06N125W TO 04N127W TO 06N136W TO BEYOND 06N140W.  
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH E OF 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 
133W. 
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.