000 FZPN03 KNHC 270946 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC FRI NOV 27 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC FRI NOV 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 29. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE SANDRA NEAR 18.9N 109.3W 969 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 27 MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 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 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 103W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SANDRA NEAR 22.3N 108.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM E AND W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL SANDRA INLAND NEAR 26.5N 107.5W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .72 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. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 123W AND 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 16N118W TO 19N121W TO 18N130W TO 19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 22N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 112W AND 114W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 28N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 30N137W TO 25N138W TO 18N116W TO 07N127W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14N95W...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 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N 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 0930 UTC FRI NOV 27... .HURRICANE SANDRA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 23N E OF 110W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... .MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS 06N77W TO 07N89W...WHERE IT IS FRACTURED...THEN RESUMES NEAR 16N111W TO 08N118W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO BEYOND 04N140W. NO SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 07N E OF 86W. $$ .FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.