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FZPN03 KNHC 242102
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU NOV 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 13.5N 122.3W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC
NOV 24 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM NE...60 NM SE...90 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH NEAR 13.6N 125.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 35 KT WITHIN 150 
NM NW AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 13.7N 
131.5W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 30 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GALE WARNING...N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W 
AND FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 101W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 
11N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 100.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 120 
NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN MIXED N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 116W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 
600 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 
117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N 
AND SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN KENNETH WARNING...WITHIN 
300 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 137W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 08N W OF 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. 

.LOW PRES 30N121W 1013 MB WITH COLD FRONT 30N119W TO 26N120W 
DIFFUSE TO 21N140W. N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. CONDITIONS MERGE.
   
.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT APPROACH. N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. S OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU NOV 24...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 90 S QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
LINE 10N120W TO 13N123W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 10N83W TO 07N90W TO LOW PRES 09N108W 1013 MB TO 
11N116W. ITCZ AXIS 11N124W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM LINE 09N105W TO 08N110W TO 10N114W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.