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FZPN03 KNHC 100236
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
0430 UTC SAT OCT 10 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 12.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 11.3N 135.1W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 
10 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORA NEAR 11.8N 139.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 
16 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORA NEAR 12.3N 143.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 
22 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS MERGED 
WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORA NEAR 13.0N 145.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORA NEAR 15.0N 145.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORA NEAR 18.5N 142.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N137W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N133W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 103W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 97W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N114W TO 19N115W. FROM 20N TO 24N 
WITHIN 150 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N116W TO 19N115W. FROM 20N TO 
26N WITHIN 150 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SAT OCT 10...

.TROPICAL STORM NORA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES. 

.TROPICAL WAVE AXIS NEAR 93W N OF 06N...SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 88W AND 98W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 22N109W 
TO 18N114W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N77W TO 09N84W TO 07N93W TO 12N113W TO 
10N126W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 102W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S 
OF TROUGH BETWEEN 114W AND 123W.

.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.