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FZPN03 KNHC 230306
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED NOV 23 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 12.5N 115.6W 949 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 23
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE AND 70 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE AND 180 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 13.6N 118.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 27 
FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 14.8N 121.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE AND 50 NM SW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND WITHIN 60 
NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH NEAR 15.0N 125.5W. 
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 KENNETH NEAR 15.5N 
131.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 16.5N 
136.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM N AND 330 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 
360 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 
300 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 135W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 24N140W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 24N110W. N OF 25N W 
OF FRONT TO 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 113W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 
110W AND N OF 23N BETWEEN 113W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 125W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 23N 
W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
N AND S SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 24N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W TO 11N101W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W AND 
FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU NOV 23...
.HURRICANE KENNETH...NUMEROUS STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM NE 
AND WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 16N114W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 
LINE 14N112W TO 10N110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N80W TO 08N96W TO 10N107W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
10N118W TO 07N127W TO 07N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 07N79W TO 09N100W AND LINE 07N124W TO 
07N129W AND WITHIN 45 NM OF 09N135W.  

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.