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FZPN03 KNHC 262145
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU NOV 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 16.8N 110.1W 956 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 26
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW AND
240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 19.8N 110.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM NE...150 NM SE...150 NM SW AND 450 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH
SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E AND 540 NM W
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA
FROM 13N TO 27.5N BETWEEN 106W AND 120W...AND THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA S OF 25N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDRA NEAR 21.8N 109.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SANDRA NEAR 24.2N
108.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 60 NM
NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
REMAINDER OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA WATERS FROM 21.5N TO 25.5N
WINDS20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL SANDRA NEAR 27.0N 107.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 15 KT GUSTS 20 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.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N110W TO 23N120W TO 24N124W TO
27N140W. TROUGH FROM 17N131W TO 20N123.5W. WITHIN 360 NM NW OF
LINE FROM 17N132W TO 23N119W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO
14 FT WITHIN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO
26N116W TO 17N132W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR
27N127W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 16N TO
23N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 14N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM
30N140W TO 25N130W TO 29N115W TO 13N115W TO 10N140W TO 30N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N97W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 99.5W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT NEAR 09.5N89W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 90W... INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT NEAR 10N89W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
11.5N85.5W TO 09.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC THU NOV 26... 
.HURRICANE SANDRA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 50 N AND 75 NM S
SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 270 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...180 NM S AND 120 NM W QUADRANTS.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

.MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N77W TO 04N90W TO 07N104W...THEN
RESUMES 12N112W TO 05N120W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N120W TO 02N140W.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 86W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.