000
FZPN03 KNHC 211024
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC WED SEP 21 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 23.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 23.9N 71.8W 939 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 21
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM
NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 26.9N 71.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 210 NM N AND S SEMICIRCLES WITH
SEAS TO 42 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 32.3N 67.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 330 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 45 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FIONA NEAR 36.5N 63.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE FIONA NEAR 50.0N 60.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST- TROPICAL CYCLONE FIONA NEAR 56.0N
59.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 22.5N112W TO 23N112.5W TO 23N113W TO 22.5N114W TO
22N113.5W TO 22N112.5W TO 22.5N112W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 23N112W TO 25N118W TO 22N118W TO 20N115W
TO 19N113W TO 23N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N117W TO 23N118W TO 22N118W TO
22N117W TO 23N117W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WITHIN 22N116W TO 24N117W TO 24N119W TO 22N120W TO 20N119W TO
20N116W TO 22N116W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N120W TO 23N121W TO 22N122W TO
22N121W TO 22N120W TO 23N120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. WITHIN 23N119W TO 24N121W TO 23N122W TO 21N123W TO
20N120W TO 20N119W TO 23N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N103W TO 13N103W TO 13N104W TO
12N105W TO 11N104W TO 11N103W TO 12N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 12.5N118.5W TO 12.5N119W TO 12N120W TO
11.5N119.5W TO 12N118.5W TO 12.5N118.5W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N117W TO 12N117.5W TO 11.5N118W TO
11.5N117.5W TO 11.5N117W TO 11.5N116.5W TO 12N117W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 12N114W TO 13N117W TO
11N119W TO 10N116W TO 11N114W TO 12N114W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N111W TO 14N114W TO 11N115W TO
11N113W TO 11N111W TO 13N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06S82W TO 04S120W TO 18.5S120W TO
14S99W TO 18.5S90W TO 18.5S74W TO 06S82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05S82W TO 05S111W TO 03S120W TO
18.5S120W TO 18.5S74W TO 05S82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0600 UTC WED SEP 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM

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.FORECASTER F.ACHORN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.