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FZPN03 KNHC 240339
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.


...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 14.2N 107.9W 992 MB AT 0300 UTC MAY 24 
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 
75 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 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE...75 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BUD NEAR 15.0N 107.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BUD NEAR 16.1N 107.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND IN SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH 
SEAS TO 26 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 18.4N 105.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 
80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 19.0N 105.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUD NEAR 18.5N 106.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BUD NEAR 18.0N 
107.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER OF 
TROPICAL STORM BUD EXCEPT 270 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM 
OF CENTER OF HURRICANE BUD EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.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...OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BUD WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 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 14 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 124W. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 21N125W TO 
15N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 26N124W TO 20N130W TO 
18N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 21N BETWEEN 124W AND 126W. N OF 21N E OF 124W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC WED MAY 23...

.TROPICAL STORM BUD...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 75 NM SE QUADRANT. 
SCATTERED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 90
NM SE QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM
SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 12N109W TO 07N122W...WHERE IT
TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 05N131W TO BEYOND 04N140W. NO
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.