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FZPN03 KNHC 240355
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN OCT 24 2021

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 15.3N 102.0W 978 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 24 MOVING
NNW OR 340 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
13N100W TO 12N102W TO 16N104W TO 17N103W TO 17N101W TO 13N100W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
10N101W TO 09N106W TO 18N104W TO 17N99W TO 14N98W TO 10N101W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 16.8N 102.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO
32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N101W TO 16N103W TO 18N103W TO
18N102W TO 17N100W TO 16N101W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N98W TO 08N106W TO 11N109W TO 20N107W TO 16N98W
TO 12N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK INLAND NEAR 19.3N 103.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 15N101W TO 16N104W TO 
19N104W TO 18N102W TO 17N100W TO 15N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICK INLAND NEAR 20.8N 
104.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.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.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 29N115W TO 1016 MB LOW
PRESSURE NEAR 25N136W. WITHIN 13N124W TO 09N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N116W TO 27N115W TO 13N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 12N109W TO 06N140W TO
19N140W TO 28N123W TO 20N109W TO 12N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N101W TO 07N107W TO 06N117W TO 
13N129W TO 22N115W TO 10N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N132W TO 29N137W TO 29N140W TO
30N140W TO 30N128W TO 29N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING 30N140W. WITHIN 28N133W
TO 27N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N128W TO 28N133W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 
24N123W TO 20N132W TO 19N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N117W TO 24N123W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 30N135W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN OCT 24...

HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM OF THE CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 11N92W...AND FROM SW OF HURRICANE 
RICK AT 13N110W TO 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 11.5N122W TO 
10N126W. ITCZ FROM 10N126W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 122W AND 125W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.