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FZPN03 KNHC 211600
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU SEP 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 23.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 17.1N 125.5W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC 
SEP 21 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60
NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 20N125W TO 20N127W TO 19N128W TO 18N128W TO 
17N126W TO 17N125W TO 20N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 21N123W TO 20N133W TO 13N133W TO 
13N125W TO 17N122W TO 21N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 20.1N 126.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N125W TO 
23N126W TO 22N128W TO 20N127W TO 19N126W TO 20N125W TO 22N125W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 
24N124W TO 24N126W TO 22N129W TO 19N131W TO 17N129W TO 19N125W TO
24N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 21.6N 
126.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 22N125W
TO 24N126W TO 22N127W TO 22N126W TO 21N126W TO 21N125W TO 
22N125W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
25N123W TO 25N127W TO 23N129W TO 21N129W TO 20N125W TO 25N123W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 22.7N 
125.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 23N125W
TO 23N126W TO 22N126W TO 22N125W TO 23N125W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 23N125W TO 25N125W TO 24N128W
TO 22N129W TO 21N125W TO 22N124W TO 23N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 23.9N
126.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.72 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.

.LOW PRES W OF AREA. WITHIN 15N138W TO 15N139W TO 15N140W TO 
13N140W TO 14N139W TO 14N138W TO 15N138W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 19N136W TO 20N140W TO 12N140W TO 
13N136W TO 19N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N138W TO 16N139W TO 16N140W TO 
13N140W TO 13N139W TO 14N138W TO 15N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N129W TO 29N128W TO 29N123W TO 30N121W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC THU SEP 21...

.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 15N 
TO 21N BETWEEN 122W AND 127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 10N100W TO 07N120W AND 
FROM 11N132W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 14N E 
OF 115W AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.