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FZPN03 KNHC 212103
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU SEP 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 23.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH NEAR 17.9N 125.7W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC 
SEP 21 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 
KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30
NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 0 NM SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N126W TO 20N128W TO 
18N128W TO 17N126W TO 17N125W TO 19N124W TO 22N126W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 19N122W TO 
22N124W TO 23N127W TO 19N133W TO 13N133W TO 12N127W TO 19N122W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 20.9N 
125.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 24N124W
TO 23N127W TO 21N127W TO 20N126W TO 21N125W TO 22N125W TO 
24N124W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 24N123W TO 
25N124W TO 25N127W TO 20N130W TO 19N129W TO 19N125W TO 24N123W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KENNETH NEAR 23.4N 
125.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN 25N126W
TO 25N127W TO 24N127W TO 24N126W TO 25N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.60 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 15N139W TO 15N140W TO 13N140W TO 13N139W TO 14N139W TO 
14N138W TO 15N139W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 17N137W TO 18N137W TO 19N140W TO 12N140W TO 
13N137W TO 17N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N139W TO 15N140W TO 16N140W TO 
14N140W TO 14N139W TO 15N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N128W TO 29N126W TO 29N124W TO 29N121W TO 
30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC THU SEP 21...

.TROPICAL STORM KENNETH...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 17N TO
23N BETWEEN 122W AND 127W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 11N101W TO 06N120W AND 
FROM 11N131W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 15N E OF
115W AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 136W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.