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FZPN03 KNHC 241547
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL        
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 11.4N 109.9W 989 MB AT 1500 UTC MAY 24 
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLES 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 11.9N 110.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E AND 180 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 
SE...120 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 330 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 13.1N 111.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 41 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 
330 NM N AND 450 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 15.0N 111.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 16.5N 111.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 17.5N 111.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 127W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.S OF 00N BETWEEN 100W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 03.4S136W TO 00N128W TO 01N101W 
TO 03.4S94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH AMANDA...WITHIN 
AREA S OF LINE FROM 03.4S137W TO 04N118W TO 07N106W TO 03.4S94W  
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 1500 UTC SAT MAY 24... 

.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 
NM NW QUADRANT. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 10N83W TO 07N94W TO 
09N102W...THEN RESUMES FROM 09N112W TO 07N123W. ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 07N123W TO 05N131W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG IS ALONG THE TROUGH BETWEEN 93W AND 102W...AND S FROM 
THERE TO 02N. SIMILAR ACTIVITY IS ALONG THE TROUGH BETWEEN
96W AND 93W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.