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FZPN03 KNHC 280244
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL        
0430 UTC WED MAY 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 14.6N 112.9W 992 MB AT 0300 UTC MAY 
28 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 01N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 99W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A 
BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 15.8N 112.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 90 
NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 09N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A 
BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION AMANDA NEAR 17.0N 111.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER 
FORECAST WATERS FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 114W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW AMANDA NEAR 17.1N 
111.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW AMANDA NEAR 16.8N 
111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW AMANDA NEAR 16.5N 
111.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 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.

.N OF A LINE FROM 30N121W TO 26N128W TO 26N132W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 27N120W TO 22N135W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED NE AND 
SE TO S SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N123W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 27N119W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE TO E WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S93W TO 01S101W TO 
03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S92W TO 01S100W TO 
03.4S107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC WED MAY 28... 

.HURRICANE AMANDA...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM N QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 14N107W THEN RESUMES FROM 09N117W 
TO 08N120W TO 10N125W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N127W TO 05N134W. ITCZ 
AXIS FROM 05N134W TO BEYOND 05N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM SW OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 93W AND 
100W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N OF 
MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 101W AND 107W...AND WITHIN 75 NM OF 
07N125W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.