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FZPN03 KNHC 200841
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED SEP 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 14.8N 122.5W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC
SEP 20 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N120W TO 18N121W TO 18N123W TO 
17N124W TO 15N124W TO 14N122W TO 17N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 17N119W TO 19N120W TO 19N122W 
TO 18N125W TO 14N125W TO 14N121W TO 17N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 16.0N 125.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 15 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N125W TO 19N127W TO 17N128W TO 16N128W TO 
15N126W TO 17N124W TO 20N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 20N121W TO 22N129W TO 13N129W TO 14N125W 
TO 20N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 18.0N 127.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 
NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N126W TO 
21N127W TO 20N129W TO 18N128W TO 17N126W TO 19N126W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 19N124W TO 23N125W 
TO 22N129W TO 19N133W TO 15N133W TO 14N131W TO 19N124W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KENNETH NEAR 19.4N 127.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 20.3N 
128.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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 19N133W TO 20N140W TO 12N140W TO 13N134W TO 16N132W TO
19N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N132W TO 20N140W TO 11N140W TO
14N131W TO 21N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N137W TO 20N140W TO 11N140W TO 
13N138W TO 15N137W TO 17N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N133W TO 28N131W TO 28N129W TO 29N126W TO
30N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N128W TO 29N126W TO
29N124W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N121.5W TO 30N125W TO 29.5N124W TO 
29.5N122.5W TO 30N121.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC WED SEP 20...

T.S. KENNETH...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 
18N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 10N89W TO 08N114W. IT RESUMES FROM
11N131W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N 
TO 10N E OF 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 
132W AND 140W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.