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FZPN03 KNHC 240948
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.


...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE BUD AT 15.0N 107.5W 980 MB AT 0900 UTC MAY 24 MOVING 
N OR 010 DEG AT 6 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 75 GUSTS 90 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE 
QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE BUD NEAR 17.1N 106.5W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS 100 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM 
SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREAS OF STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 18.9N 105.8W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
70 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREAS OF STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM BUD NEAR 19.0N 106.1W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUD NEAR 18.5N 107.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BUD NEAR 18.0N 
108.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER OF 
HURRICANE BUD EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT  WINDS TO 33 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM 
E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF HURRICANE BUD  WINDS TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BUD  WINDS TO 
33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.

.N OF 28N E OF 125W  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 16N140W   
NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 26N FROM 118W TO 132W  NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
120W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 20N W OF 128W  N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 118W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED MAY 23...

.TROPICAL STORM BUD...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF BUD.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO IDENTIFIABLE MONSOON TROUGH NOTED.  ITCZ AXIS FROM 11N110W TO 
08N118W TO 07N131W TO BEYOND 05N140W.  NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.