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FZPN03 KNHC 240307
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU NOV 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU NOV 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI NOV 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

..TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 13.5N 119.8W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 
24 MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 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 SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 14.6N 122.4W. 
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 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH 
SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH NEAR 14.9N 126.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 30 KT GUSTS 35 KT WITHIN 120 NW 
AND 60 SE SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 15.0N 
131.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 13.5N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W TO 12N99W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 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 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 210 
NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 
150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 22N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 
540 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 113W AND S OF 18N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N 
AND S SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 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 30N119W TO 22N122W. WITHIN 300 
NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA...CONDITIONS MERGE.

.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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU NOV 24...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
14N BETWEEN 118W AND 120W AND WITHIN 15 NM OF 12.5N114.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 10N83W TO 08N107W TO 12N114W. ITCZ AXIS 10N123W 
TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 15 NM OF 
08.5N89W...WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 09.5N102W TO 08N108.5W...WITHIN 
30 NM OF 08N128W AND 07N137W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.