000 FZPN03 KNHC 232103 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI MAY 23 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 AND 3.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 25. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 11.0N 108.8W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC MAY 23 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 11.6N 110.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 120 NM NW SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 12.0N 111.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 240 NM N AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 12.5N 111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 14.0N 112.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 15.5N 112.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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. .12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 115W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 01S120W TO 03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 05S115W TO 05S 105W TO 03.4S90W TO 03.4S118W TO 05S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC FRI MAY 23... .TROPICAL STORM AMANDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N105W TO 11N110W AND 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N108W TO 06N108W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 07N82W TO 09N103W...THEN RESUMES FROM 05N112W TO 07N122W. ITCZ 07N122W TO 04N129W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 07.5N78W TO 07N85W...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF 09N101W. ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 16N BETWEEN 87W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF 07.5N140W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.