000 FZPN03 KNHC 230901 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED OCT 23 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED OCT 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 25. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE RAYMOND NEAR 16.0N 101.9W 987 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 23 MOVEMENT IS STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 15.5N 104.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 15.1N 107.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 14.6N 110.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 14.5N 114.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 16.0N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING... .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED OCT 23... .HURRICANE RAYMOND...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09.5N84W TO 12N96W...THEN RESUMES FROM 12.5N108W TO 08.5N128W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 119W AND 129W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.