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FZPN03 KNHC 260939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
1030 UTC THU NOV 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU NOV 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 14.6N 110.3W 935 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 26
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT
GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330
NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240
NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
AREA FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 104W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 18.0N 110.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 106W AND 112W AND N
OF 12N E OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BETWEEN 112W AND 120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDRA NEAR 21.6N 109.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT
120 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER AREA OVER WATERS BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 22N103W TO
10N120W TO 29N120W TO 29N116W TO 22N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SANDRA NEAR 27.0N 106.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO
13.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 26N120W TO 25N130W TO
30N139W. TROUGH FROM 22N124W TO 17N127W. FROM 20N TO 24N W OF
TROUGH TO 131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN
120 NM N OF COLD FRONT BETWEEN 127W AND 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 23N127W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 28N
BETWEEN 125W AND 131W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 21N124W TO
16N130W. FROM 16N TO 20N W OF TROUGH AND FROM 20N TO 24N W OF
122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 14N TO 23N W OF 124W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 135W AND FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN
120W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
NW SWELL. 

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0815 UTC THU NOV 26... 
.HURRICANE SANDRA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW
QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 390 NM
NE QUADRANT.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

.MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N78W TO 07N93W TO 09N103W...THEN
CONTINUES FROM 09N114W TO 04N123W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N123W TO
02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT DEEP CONVECTION. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.