000 FZPN03 KNHC 251554 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN MAY 25 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SUN MAY 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 27. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 11.8N 111.1W 932 MB AT 1500 UTC MAY 25 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE...180 NM SE AND NW...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 300 NM E AND 360 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 13.0N 111.4W. 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 EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT...WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06M TO 17.5N BETWEEN 103W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 15.0N 111.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 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 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 16.5N 111.5W. 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 17.6N 110.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION AMANDA NEAR 18.6N 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 LINE FROM 03.4S137W TO 05N114W TO 03.4S94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH AMANDA...S OF LINE FROM 03.4S133W TO 06N120W TO 06N106W TO 03.4S91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH AMANDA...S OF LINE FROM 03.4S120W TO 07N115W TO 07N100W TO 03.4S87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED SW AND NORTHERLY SWELL BETWEEN 108W AND 115W. .36 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 OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 27N125W TO 27N130W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN MAY 25... .HURRICANE AMANDA...NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM N QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE...120 NM SE...180 NM SW AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION OCCURRING WITHIN 180 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO FROM 96.5W TO 103W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N74W TO 10N88W TO 09N92W TO 11N102W...WHERE IT REMAINS FRACTURED FROM AMANDA...THEN RESUMES FROM 07.5N115W TO 08N126W....WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ... CONTINUING ON TO 05N134W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED S OF TROUGH FROM 02.5N TO 10N E OF 102W...AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 89W AND 99W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 300 NM S OF TROUGH FROM 115W TO 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 127W AND 136W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.