000 FZPN03 KNHC 242151 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE NOV 24 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE NOV 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 26. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM SANDRA NEAR 11.9N 107.2W 997 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 24 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 120 SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 102W TO 108.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 12.5N 108.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 13.5N 110.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW AND 210 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 104W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 16.9N 111.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NW OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 FT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 105W AND 118.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 21.1N 110.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SANDRA INLAND NEAR 25.5N 106.5W. 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. ...GALE WARNING... .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 12.5N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14N96W TO 13.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12.5N E OF 88.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 20N125W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31.5N114W TO 29N115W. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC TUE NOV 24... .TROPICAL STORM SANDRA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN DISTINCTIVE BANDS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 08N75W TO05.5N80W TO 10N101W...WHERE IT HAS FRACTURED FROM SANDRA...THEN RESUMES FROM 09N107W TO 05N115W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 08N134W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W...AND WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM N AND 240 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 128W AND 134W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.