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FZPN03 KNHC 281523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL        
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAY 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 15.0N 112.0W 996 MB AT 1500 UTC MAY 
28 MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 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 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NW 
AND 270 SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 107W AND 120W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM AMANDA NEAR 16.3N 110.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION AMANDA NEAR 17.5N 108.7W. 
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 FROM 10N 
TO 22N BETWEEN 103W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW AMANDA NEAR 17.7N 
109.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW AMANDA NEAR 17.0N 
110.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW AMANDA NEAR 16.0N 
111.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 24N130W 
TO 21N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY IN 
N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN AMANDA...W OF LINE FROM 10N100W TO 01N105W 
TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 10N117W TO 07N112W TO 03N120W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 3.4S110W TO 00N100W TO 
3.4S90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 3.4S110W TO 01N104W TO 
00N94W TO 3.4S84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAY 28... 

.TROPICAL STORM AMANDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 
240 NM NW QUADRANTS AND 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 
96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...AND FROM 16N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 101W AND 106W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 07N90W TO A 1010 MB LOW 
PRES NEAR 09N98W TO 11N104W...THEN RESUMES W OF AMANDA FROM 
10N114W TO 07N120W TO A SECOND 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 09N128W TO 
04N135W. THE ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM 04N135W TO BEYOND 05N140W. 
CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 02N TO 05N E OF 
81W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 86W...FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 
108W AND 115W AND FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 125W AND 127W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.