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FZPN03 KNHC 242102
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL        
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 11.4N 110.3W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC MAY 24
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N AND
WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 12.0N 111.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE AND 70 NM SW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM W AND 240 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 13.5N 111.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE...100 NM SE...80 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 150 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 41 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 15.0N 111.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 16.0N 111.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION AMANDA NEAR 16.5N 111.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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.

.S OF 02S BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8  
FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 05N115W TO 
05N100W TO 03.4S93W TO 03.4S120W TO 05N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH AMANDA...WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 10N116W TO 10N102W TO 03.4S92W TO 
03.4S109W TO 10N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN SW SWELL. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N125W TO  
30N121W TO 28N125W TO 28N127W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT MAY 24... 

.HURRICANE AMANDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 
15N110W TO 09N110W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 09N84W TO 08N93W TO 
08N104W...THEN RESUMES FROM 06N112W TO 07N122W. ITCZ FROM 07N122W 
TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE
FROM 07N81W TO 04N104W...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 09N87W 
TO 14N99W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 04N135W
TO 09N140W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.