074 
FZPN03 KNHC 240948
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RICK NEAR 15.6N 101.7W 980 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 24
MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 3 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 N SEMICIRCLE...150
NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N101W TO 14N103W TO 16N104W TO 17N101W TO 
15N100W TO 13N101W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 12N99W TO 10N102W TO 17N106W TO 18N104W TO 17N99W
TO 12N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RICK NEAR 17.2N 102.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 
32 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 09N103W TO 09N107W TO 18N108W TO 
19N105W TO 16N99W TO 09N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RICK INLAND NEAR 18.4N 102.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL RICK NEAR 20.2N 103.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.60 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.

.WITHIN 09N119W TO 06N140W TO 25N140W TO 30N134W TO 30N115W TO
09N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N111W TO 04N131W TO 07N140W TO
17N140W TO 25N118W TO 12N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N112W TO 10N127W TO 14N127W TO
16N111W TO 12N109W TO 07N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. WITHIN 29N136W TO 29N139W TO 
29N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N134W TO 29N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 25N135W. WITHIN 
28N126W TO 25N134W TO 26N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N124W TO 28N126W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST
NEAR 30N140W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 26N125W. WITHIN 
24N117W TO 18N128W TO 15N140W TO 30N140W TO 29N115W TO 24N117W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 30N130W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SUN OCT 24...

HURRICANE RICK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM IN THE NE SEMICIRCLE OF THE CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 103W AND 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 10N85W TO 11N92W...AND FROM 13N110W A 1010 MB LOW
PRESSURE NEAR 11N125W. ITCZ 11N125W TO BEYOND 08N140W. NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 118W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.