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FZPN03 KNHC 250936
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL        
1030 UTC SUN MAY 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAY 25.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 11.7N 110.9W 946 MB AT 0900 UTC MAY 25 
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT 
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 12.5N 111.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 330 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 14.3N 111.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 15.6N 111.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 16.4N 111.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION AMANDA NEAR 17.5N 110.0W. 
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 01S BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8  
FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 121W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH AMANDA...WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 08N116W TO 05N98W TO 03.4S90W TO 
03.4S118W TO 08N116W 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 09N109W TO 08N95W TO 03.4S88W TO 
03.4S115W TO 09N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N127W TO  
30N122W TO 27N125W TO 28N128W TO 30N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0915 UTC SUN MAY 25... 

.HURRICANE AMANDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT... 
150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE. NUMEROUS STRONG ALSO 
FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 112W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG IN OUTER BAND WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N113W 
TO 09N111W.

.SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 07N92W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 10N88W TO 10N95W TO LOW 
PRES 1008 MB AT 10N98W TO 11N103W...THEN RESUMES FROM 08N114W TO 
08N124W. ITCZ FROM 08N124W TO 05N133W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 04N79W TO 05N85W TO 
07N92W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 92W AND 
100W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 129W AND 136W.

$$

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.