000 FZPN03 KNHC 180859 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED OCT 18 2023 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 OCT 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 20. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 14.2N 107.9W 995 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 18 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N100W TO 16N104W TO 17N108W TO 14N110W TO 12N108W TO 12N100W TO 14N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 16N102W TO 16N111W TO 10N110W TO 05N117W TO 02N115W TO 08N103W TO 16N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 15.0N 108.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 16.2N 108.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE...210 NM SE...AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N104W TO 20N106W TO 19N109W TO 15N110W TO 11N105W TO 14N103W TO 18N104W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 16N102W TO 21N107W TO 20N110W TO 16N115W TO 05N114W TO 07N103W TO 16N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 17.9N 108.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N105W TO 21N107W TO 21N110W TO 18N111W TO 16N108W TO 16N106W TO 19N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 18N102W TO 30N119W TO 04N118W TO 02N111W TO 10N102W TO 18N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 20.0N 109.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 22.1N 110.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 22.9N 109.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 15N100W TO 13N99W TO 13N96W TO 15N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N99W TO 10N100W TO 09N97W TO 12N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N100W TO 11N99W TO 11N97W TO 13N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 23N130W TO 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 12N140W TO 19N131W TO 23N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N126W TO 27N124W TO 27N122W TO 29N119W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N140W TO 07N140W TO 16N127W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N AND W OF 130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N140W TO 04N140W TO 04N122W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S110W TO 02S114W TO 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S108W TO 03S110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S106W TO 00N114W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S104W TO 01S106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N101W TO 02N110W TO 01N122W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S98W TO 01N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC WED OCT 18... T.S. NORMA...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 105W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 20N BETWEEN 99W AND 111W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 10N100W. IT RESUMES NEAR 11N113W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 83W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.