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FZPN03 KNHC 252105
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL        
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAY 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 12.3N 111.3W 935 MB AT 2100 UTC MAY 25
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT
GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 70 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE AND 180 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 35
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 13.6N 111.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER
WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 420 NM OF
CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE AMANDA NEAR 15.6N 111.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 
NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF WATERS WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 17.1N 111.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 18.0N 110.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW AMANDA NEAR 18.4N
110.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH AMANDA...WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A 
LINE FROM 08N118W TO 08N107W TO 03.4S96W TO 03.4S120W TO 08N118W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH AMANDA...WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 08N120W TO 08N104W TO 03.4S92W TO 03.4S118W
TO 08N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N BETWEEN 94W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 27N127W 
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 SUN MAY 25... 

.HURRICANE AMANDA...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E AND WITHIN 45 
NM W SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 16N112W TO 09N110W...AND WITHIN 30 NM
OF LINE FROM 09N112W TO 12N114W.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 11N93W TO 11N106W...THEN RESUMES FROM
09N114W TO 08N125W. ITCZ FROM 08N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 03N77W TO 08N95W TO 
07N103W...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 10N88W TO 17N102W...WITHIN 150
NM OF LINE FROM 05N110W TO 04N118W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
05N125W TO 06N135W. 
 
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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.