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FZPN03 KNHC 261013
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL        
1030 UTC MON MAY 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAY 26.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 27.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 13.1N 111.6W 945 MB AT 0900 UTC MAY 26 
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT 
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM W SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM 
OF CENTER...EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS   
8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 390 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 14.8N 112.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER... 
EXCEPT 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 420 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 16.3N 112.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS   
TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 104W 
AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 16.9N 112.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION AMANDA NEAR 17.3N 112.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW AMANDA NEAR 17.8N 
111.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH AMANDA...WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A 
LINE FROM 08N117W TO 08N105W TO 03.4S95W TO 03.4S120W TO 08N117W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH AMANDA...WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 08N121W TO 08N101W TO 03.4S90W TO 
03.4S116W TO 08N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 26N128W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0945 UTC MON MAY 26... 

.HURRICANE AMANDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 17N111W TO 14N114W...AND WITHIN 
75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15N109W TO 16N111W. OTHER 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 
16N109W TO 18N106W TO INLAND THE COAST OF MEXICO AT 19N104W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 10N88W TO 11N95W TO 12N107W...THEN 
RESUMES FROM 10N115W TO 09N120W TO 08N128W TO 05N133W. ITCZ FROM 
05N133W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO NUMEROUS STRONG S OF 
THE TROUGH WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 05N101W TO 06N104W TO 
08N107W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE S OF THE 
TROUGH BETWEEN 98W AND 107W...AND ALSO N OF THE TROUGH TO 15N 
BETWEEN 97W AND 107W. SIMILAR ACTIVITY IS WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 
FROM 10N90W TO 11N90W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.