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FZPN03 KNHC 260340
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0430 UTC THU NOV 26 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 13.6N 110.4W 959 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 26
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 400 NM NE...300 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW
QUADRANTS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 360 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 16.7N 111.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 120 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270
NM E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 330 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT
400 NM NW QUADRANT...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 20.4N 110.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
200 NM NE...150 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 450 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH
SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE...240 NM SE...120 NM
SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 14N TO 27N BETWEEN 106W AND 130W...AND
GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDRA NEAR 24.0N 108.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL SANDRA NEAR 28.0N 107.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

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

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14.5N96.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
15N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95.5W
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO
14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 26.5N125W TO 30N138W. N OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM
21.5N TO 24N BETWEEN 125W AND 129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N111W TO 24.5N127W TO
30N130W. FROM 18.5N TO 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 134W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
26N115W TO 18N134W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 15N TO 22N W
OF 122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT
AS DESCRIBED WITH SANDRA N OF 14N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 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 0200 UTC THU NOV 26... 

.HURRICANE SANDRA...NUMEROUS STRONG IN SOLID BANDS WITHIN 60 NM
NE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
OCCURRING IN BANDS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 400 NM NE AND 120
NM SW SEMICIRCLES. 
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

.MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 1006 MB NEAR 10N74.5W TO
07.5N94W TO 09N100W...WHERE IT REMAINS FRACTURED...THEN RESUMES
FROM 09N111W TO 03N119W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...
CONTINUING ON TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN
180 NM SE OF TROUGH E OF 112W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.