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FZPN03 KNHC 262108
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT OCT 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. 

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 13.1N 113.4W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC
OCT 26 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE...
60 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 40 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 120 NM N AND WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW AND WITHIN 240 NM SE
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 13.8N 116.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW...60 NM SE...90 NM NE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND WITHIN 75 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 15.8N 117.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE...80 NM SE...50 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND WITHIN 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM NW AND
WITHIN 270 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND NEAR 17.1N 117.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RAYMOND NEAR 17.5N
116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RAYMOND NEAR 17.0N
115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 2100 UTC SAT OCT 26...

.TROPICAL STORM RAYMOND...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 150 NM E AND WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH 11.5N87W TO 10N95W TO 11N104W...RESUMES FROM
10N117W TO 08N126W. ITCZ FROM 08N126W TO 10N133W TO 08N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
06N80W TO 10N89W...WITHIN 240 NM OF 10N99W...WITHIN 120 NM OF
LINE FROM 10N117W TO 06N127W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM
09N130W TO 07N140W.
$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.