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FZPN03 KNHC 250300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAY 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BUD NEAR 17.1N 105.9W 960 MB AT 0300 UTC MAY 25 
MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE 
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 35 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BUD NEAR 19.4N 105.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 30 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD INLAND NEAR 20.2N 105.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BUD INLAND NEAR 20.3N 105.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUD OVER WATER NEAR 19.5N
105.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BUD NEAR 19.1N
105.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 
270 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF HURRICANE BUD WINDS TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM 
OF HURRICANE BUD WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM 
S OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BUD WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM S OF OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BUD WINDS 
TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 118W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 135W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN W OF 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0000 UTC FRI MAY 25...

.HURRICANE BUD...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF BUD.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM PANAMA AT 09N79W TO 08N85W TO 11N92W. 
MONSOON TROUGH RESUMES FROM 14N108W TO 07N125W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 07N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION N 
OF 08N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W. 

SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA E OF 79W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.