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FZPN03 KNHC 260324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT NOV 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT NOV 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 28.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 9.7N 90.7W 997 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 26
MOVING WSW OR 255 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 45 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 8.9N 95.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 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 8.8N 101.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 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 10.0N 106.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OTTO NEAR 11.5N 107.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OTTO NEAR 13.0N
108.0W. 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 45 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 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 94.5W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 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 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 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 10.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF THE AREA
FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N
BETWEEN 95W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 128W 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 20N112W TO 08N126W 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 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 19N111W TO 10N125W TOM 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.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.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 29N136W TO 30N140W. NW OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FROM 30N118W TO 27N120W THEN DISSIPATING
COLD FRONT TO 24N128W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N113W TO 28N114W. N OF 28N E
OF 116W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT NOV 26...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 14N131W TO 09N133W...SCATTERED MODERATE
TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 131W AND 133W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 08N96W TO 08N110W TO 09N120W TO 11N128W...
THEN RESUMES AT 11N135W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
IS FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 126W AND 132W. 

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.