000 FZPN03 KNHC 241542 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU NOV 24 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU NOV 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 26. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 13.5N 121.5W 996 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 24 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 13.9N 124.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 14.0N 129.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 14.0N 134.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW KENNETH NEAR 14.0N 134.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 13N96.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 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 300 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W MAINLY NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...FROM 14N TO 23N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W TO 12.5N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 13N BETWEEN 96.5W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 31N123W 1010 MB WITH COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N122W TO 22.5N130W THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 23N140W. W OF COLD FRONT TO 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 26N130W TO 22N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 28N113W TO 22N128W. W OF FRONT TO 120W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 20N TO 26N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. N OF 26N W OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED E AND INLAND AND DISSIPATED OVER WATERS. N OF 28N W OF 138W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 113W AND FROM 03N TO 18N W OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH REMNANT LOW OF KENNETH. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU NOV 24... .TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANTS AND 90 NM NE QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 119W AND 121W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 07N99W 11N113W. SATELLITE DERIVED LOW LEVEL WINDS SUGGEST THAT THE ITCZ AXIS BEGINS FROM NEAR 10N123W TO 07N135W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF MONSOON TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 104W AND 112W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.