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FZPN03 KNHC 240937
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 11.4N 109.6W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC MAY 
24 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N AND 20 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 
NM NW AND 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 11.7N 110.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS 
TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 11.9N 110.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 
180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 12.7N 111.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 150 NM OF CENTER WITH 
SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 
360 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 14.0N 112.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 15.5N 112.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 17.5N 112.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 109W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 02S120W TO 02S105W TO 03.4S96W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 06N112W TO 
05N100W TO 03.4S91W TO TO 03.4S120W TO 06N112W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 06N115W TO 
06N105W TO 03.4S94W TO 03.4S115W TO 06N115W 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 0915 UTC SAT MAY 24... 

.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
...EXCEPT 90 NM W QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 10N83W TO 07N94W TO 
09N102W...THEN RESUMES FROM 09N112W TO 07N123W. ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 07N123W TO 05N131W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG IS ALONG THE TROUGH BETWEEN 93W AND 102W...AND S FROM 
THERE TO 02N. SIMILAR ACTIVITY IS ALONG THE TROUGH BETWEEN
96W AND 93W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.