000 FZPN03 KNHC 212217 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT OCT 21 2023 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT OCT 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 23. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE NORMA NEAR 23.1N 110.0W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 21 MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N109W TO 25N112W TO 21N112W TO 20N111W TO 21N107W TO 22N106W TO 26N109W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N105W TO 21N112W TO 27N109W TO 26N118W TO 17N115W TO 15N106W TO 22N105W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA INLAND NEAR 23.7N 109.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA OVER WATER NEAR 24.5N 109.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM QUADRANT...AND 105 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N108W TO 26N109W TO 25N111W TO 23N110W TO 23N108W TO 23N107W TO 25N108W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N109W TO 27N111W TO 23N110W TO 22N112W TO 20N108W TO 22N106W TO 23N109W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL NORMA NEAR 25.1N 107.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .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 18N102W TO 16N116W TO 30N126W TO 07N133W TO 00N139W TO 03S96W TO 18N102W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N101W TO 30N116W TO 00N133W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S92W TO 16N101W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N115W TO 27N118W TO 23N118W TO 20N114W TO 20N111W TO 23N110W TO 28N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 09N92W TO 11N103W TO 00N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S91W TO 09N92W...INCLUDING EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .LOW PRES NEAR 10N97 1007 MB. WITHIN 13N96W TO 13N99W TO 10N101W TO 04N98W TO 05N93W TO 08N92W TO 13N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 10N97W 1006 MB. WITHIN 13N96W TO 13N99W TO 10N101W TO 04N98W TO 05N93W TO 08N92W TO 13N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 11N97W 1006 MB. WITHIN 11N93W TO 13N94W TO 13N99W TO 10N101W TO 06N96W TO 07N93W TO 11N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC SAT OCT 21... HURRICANE NORMA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 107W AND 111W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO LOW PRES NEAR 10N97W 1007 MB TO 11N115W TO 07N128W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N128W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 78W AND 93W AND FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 104W AND 123W. $$ .FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.