000 FZPN03 KNHC 230933 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED NOV 23 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED NOV 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 25. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 12.5N 116.5W 968 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 23 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE ...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KENNETH NEAR 13.8N 119.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 14.7N 122.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 75 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH NEAR 15.0N 127.8W. 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 16.0N 133.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ...GALE WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM NW AND 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 135W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N136W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 30N127W TO 26N133W SW WINDS WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N125W TO 25N133W THEN WEAKENING TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT TO 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN W SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N115W TO 23N121W. W OF FRONT TO 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 126W AND 133W. .ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 113W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF 120W. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 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. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 97W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC THU NOV 23... .HURRICANE KENNETH...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N112W TO 15N114W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 08N100W TO 10N110W. THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N120W TO 08N128W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 127W AND 131W AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 100W AND 103W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.