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FZPN03 KNHC 192124
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE SEP 19 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE SEP 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 21.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 15.1N 121.0W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC 
SEP 19 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N119W TO 18N121W 
TO 17N123W TO 14N122W TO 17N118W TO 18N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 19N122W TO 17N123W TO
19N124W TO 15N126W TO 13N122W TO 16N117W TO 19N122W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 15.9N 124.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 19N122W TO 19N125W TO 18N127W TO 
15N126W TO 15N124W TO 16N122W TO 19N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 19N121W TO 21N128W TO 
20N140W TO 12N140W TO 15N132W TO 14N124W TO 19N121W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 17.4N 126.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 19N126W TO 21N126W TO 20N128W 
TO 18N129W TO 17N128W TO 17N125W TO 19N126W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 21N124W TO 19N140W TO
13N140W TO 13N127W TO 16N123W TO 21N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH NEAR 20.4N 127.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 22.3N
128.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 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 17N133W TO 18N135W TO 18N137W TO 13N136W TO 13N134W TO
15N132W TO 17N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH WARNING AREA DESCRIBED 
ABOVE.

.WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N133W TO 29N131W TO 27N129W TO 27N128W TO 
29N126W TO 30N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 30N115W TO 
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE SEP 19...

.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 15N121W...NUMEROUS MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 12N106W TO 09N124W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 10N E OF 106W.

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.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.