000 FZPN03 KNHC 232129 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED MAY 23 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED MAY 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAY 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 25. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 13.9N 107.8W 995 MB AT 2100 UTC MAY 23 MOVING NW OR 340 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT ...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BUD NEAR 14.5N 108.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BUD NEAR 15.5N 107.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 17.8N 106.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 70 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NW NW SEMICIRLCE...105 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 23 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 18.5N 106.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 18.0N 106.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BUD NEAR 17.5N 108.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BUD EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF HURRICANE BUD WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BUD WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .N OF 20N BETWEEN 118W AND 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 28N AND LINE FROM 20N124W TO 16N130W TO 06N140W TO 28N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 21N125W TO 15N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. W OF LINE FROM 27N128W TO 18N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC WED MAY 23... .TROPICAL STORM BUD...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT ...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N79W TO 06N95W TO 12N97W WHERE IT ENDS. ITS THEN RESUMES AT 12N109W TO 06N124W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 04N132W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 96W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.