000
FZPN03 KNHC 220417
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN OCT 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN OCT 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 24.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 23.5N 109.7W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT
22 MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. WITHIN 27N109W TO 
27N111W TO 24N112W TO 22N111W TO 21N109W TO 23N107W TO 
27N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 23N106W TO 
21N111W TO 25N112W TO 23N116W TO 18N116W TO 16N107W TO 
23N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 24.5N 108.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 60
NM NW QUADRANT...WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. WITHIN 25N109W TO 25N108W 
TO 27N111W TO 24N111W TO 23N108W TO 23N106W TO 25N109W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMA INLAND NEAR 24.9N 
107.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL NORMA NEAR 25.2N 106.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 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 30N113W TO 30N121W TO 24N118W TO 24N115W TO 26N112W TO
30N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N BETWEEN 101W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 10N
BETWEEN 100W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N112W TO 31N115W TO 30N118W 
TO 26N117W TO 25N115W TO 26N112W TO 28N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 10N BETWEEN
101W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N115W TO 30N117W TO 25N116W TO 
22N114W TO 22N111W TO 24N111W TO 31N115W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 07 BETWEEN
91W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 09N97W 1007 MB. WITHIN 09N93W TO 13N96W TO 13N99W
TO 08N100W TO 05N96W TO 06N92W TO 09N93W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
10N97W 1006 MB. WITHIN 09N93W TO 13N96W TO 13N99W TO 08N100W 
TO 05N96W TO 06N92W TO 09N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
11N97W 1006 MB. WITHIN 11N92W TO 14N95W TO 14N97W TO 09N100W TO 
07N97W TO 07N93W TO 11N92W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC SUN OCT 22...

.TROPICAL STORM NORMA...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 23N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 110W.

INVEST EP91...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM THE COAST OF COSTA RICA NEAR 09N84W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 10N97W 1007 MB TO 10N120W TO 07N126W. ITCZ FROM 
07N126W TO 05N134W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 
12N BETWEEN 77W AND 94W. 

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.