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FZPN03 KNHC 240240
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL        
0430 UTC SAT MAY 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN 

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 11.2N 109.1W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC MAY 
24 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 210 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 11.7N 110.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLES 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 12.2N 111.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH
SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 
360 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10
FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 13.2N 111.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 15.0N 112.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 17.0N 112.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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.

.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 115W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 01S120W TO 01S105W TO 03.4S100W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 06N115W TO 
06N105W TO 03.4S94W TO 03.4S115W TO 06N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SAT MAY 24... 

.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE
FROM 14N108W TO 07N109W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 07N83W TO 09N104W...THEN 
RESUMES FROM 05N112W TO 07N123W. ITCZ 07N123W TO 04N129W TO 07N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 05N99W TO 
11N103W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 104W.
 
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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.