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FZPN03 KNHC 260907
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT NOV 26 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON NOV 28.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 9.2N 92.5W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 26
MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 8.3N 97.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 8.4N 103.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER...WITH
SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OTTO NEAR 9.5N 106.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OTTO NEAR 11.5N
108.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN
94.5W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM
11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO
14N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 28N132 TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT TO
132W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
FROM 11N TO 23N W OF 131W AND FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 128W AND
131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND
WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 19N111W
TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO
24N122W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N140W TO 20N120W TO 16N120W
TO 10N140W TO 24N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM
30N116W TO 18N111W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N124W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W
AND 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N140W TO 18N117W TO 16N117W TO 10N140W
TO 24N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 17N110W
TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. 
.36 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 AT 0900 UTC SAT NOV 26...

.TROPICAL STORM OTTO...NUMEROUS MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG
FROM 08.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 95W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 06.5N102W TO 06.5N107W TO 09N116W TO 09N123W TO
12N133W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N
TO 17N BETWEEN 123W AND 133W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.