000 FZPN03 KNHC 232113 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED NOV 23 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 25. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 13.2N 118.6W 988 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 23 MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 14.2N 121.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND WITHIN 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH NEAR 14.8N 125.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 15.5N 131.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. ...GALE WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 45 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W TO 11.5N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 20N132W TO 18N140W. WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...FROM 16N TO 27N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 120W 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED NOV 23... .TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 114W AND 119W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH 10N83W TO 09N109W. ITCZ AXIS 10N122W 08N130W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 15 NM OF 06N79W AND 30 NM OF LINE 08N90W TO 08N107W...AND LINE 07.5N125W TO 07.5N133W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.