000 FZPN03 KNHC 251505 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED NOV 25 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED NOV 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 27. .WARNINGS. .HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 12.6N 109.5W 975 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 25 MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE...40 NM SE...30 NM SW AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 15.1N 110.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 210 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM SE AND 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 330 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 18.7N 110.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 27N BETWEEN 106W AND 118W...AND GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDRA NEAR 22.5N 109.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL SANDRA NEAR 26.0N 106.5W. 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. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. WRKSEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM >>>>>OLD THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN PANAMA WITH SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION OBSERVED ACROSS THE TROPICAL EPAC N OF 03N E OF 84W. A 1009 MB SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MONSOON TROUGH AT 09N102W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS OBSERVED WITHIN 240 NM OVER THE S QUADRANT OF THE LOW. THIS WEAK LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY W ALONG THE MONSOON TROUGH. A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MONSOON TROUGH AT 09N117W WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING NW TO 14N125W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 10N117W TO 16N124W. A SURFACE TROUGH IS OBSERVED N OF THE ITCZ FROM 08N136W TO 13N138W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS OBSERVED TO THE N OF 10N WITHIN 240 NM OF THE TROUGH AXIS.OF LINE FROM 11N86.6W TO 10N88W NE WINDS 20 TO25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 29N130W TO 30N137W. N OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 29N113W TO 25N127W TO 30N139W. N OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N128W TO 2N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27N115W TO 14N115W TO 16N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED NOV 25... .HURRICANE SANDRA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 07N102W TO 15N105W AND WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 15N100W TO 19N106W. ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM OVER THE N SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW AT 07N95W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... .MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 06N83W TO LOW PRES 07N95W 1008 MB TO 09N100W...THEN RESUMES FROM 08N112W TO 05N118W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N118W TO 04N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 06N79W TO 04N85W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.