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FZPN03 KNHC 252128
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI NOV 25 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 27.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 9.9N 89.3W 996 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 25
MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 9.0N 94.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 9.0N 100.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT
45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 9.5N 105.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 11.0N 107.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OTTO NEAR 12.5N
108.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W
AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA
FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 12N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N96.5W TO
10.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF THE AREA FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 10N99W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF
THE AREA FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 130W...AND FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 125W
AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N AND W OF A LINE FROM
30N116W TO 23N113W TO 08N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 24N W OF 130W...AND FROM 13N TO
22N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N
AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N111W TO 10N125W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N
OF 28N BETWEEN 124W AND 135W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 128W...AND FROM 12N TO
22N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 20N111W TO 10N125W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 29N140W. NW OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FROM 30N122W TO 25N130W TO 25N140W. NW OF
FRONT E OF 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. CONDITIONS MERGED.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI NOV 25...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 14N131W TO 09N133W...SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 128W AND 134W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS FROM 09N94W TO 07N102W TO 08N110W TO 11N130W.
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.