602 
FZPN03 KNHC 201606
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 15.2N 123.4W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC 
SEP 20 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 
KT GUSTS 55 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...45 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 17N121W TO 19N123W TO 19N124W TO 
17N126W TO 15N126W TO 14N122W TO 17N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 17N120W TO 19N121W TO 
19N127W TO 16N128W TO 13N124W TO 14N122W TO 17N120W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 16.2N 125.9W. 
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 30
NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 20N126W TO 18N128W TO 16N128W TO 15N125W TO 
16N125W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA...WITHIN 20N122W TO 21N124W TO 20N140W TO 13N140W TO 
14N133W TO 13N126W TO 20N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 18.9N 127.1W.
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 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 20N127W TO 20N128W TO 19N128W TO
18N127W TO 18N126W TO 20N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 24N124W TO 23N128W TO 19N131W TO 
17N131W TO 16N129W TO 18N126W TO 24N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 20.2N
127.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 20.7N
127.6W. 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 30N126W TO 30N133W TO 29N131W TO 27N129W TO 27N128W TO
29N126W TO 30N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N126W TO 30N133W TO 
29N131W TO 28N129W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.WITHIN 17N132W TO 20N135W TO 20N140W TO 13N140W TO 13N137W TO
15N133W TO 17N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH WARNING AREA DESCRIBED 
ABOVE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC WED SEP 20...

.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 15.2N 123.4W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 10N95W TO 07N114W AND FROM
11N128W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N E OF 110W
AND FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.