000 FZPN03 KNHC 270351 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI NOV 27 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI NOV 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 29. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 18.0N 109.7W 956 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 27 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 11 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 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE...300 NM SE...120 NM SW... AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 17.5N TO 21N BETWEEN 113W AND 118W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 22N BETWEEN 104W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 21.1N 109.3W. 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 180 NM NE...150 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE...210 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 19N TO 26N BETWEEN 112W AND 118W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 12.5N TO 29N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W...AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDRA NEAR 23.2N 108.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL SANDRA NEAR 25.0N 108.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE OVER WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF GULF OF CALIFORNIA WATERS FROM 21N TO 25.5N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL SANDRA INLAND NEAR 28.0N 107.0W. 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 28N110W TO 24.5N112W TO 21N130W. TROUGH FROM 16N132W TO 20N124W. WITHIN 360 NM NW OF FRONT AND TROUGH BETWEEN 120W AND 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT WITHIN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 132W AND 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 26N115W TO 17N132W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 15N TO 24N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 28N140W TO 27N115W TO 23N112.5W TO 11N118W TO 06N140W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 96.5W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 09.5N89W. .06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N E OF 88.5W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 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 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 0300 UTC FRI NOV 27... .HURRICANE SANDRA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... .MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE 1006 MB NEAR 09.5N74.5W TO 04.5N86W TO 05N92W...WHERE IT IS FRACTURED...THEN RESUMES NEAR 12N111W TO 04N125W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO BEYOND 02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.