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FZPN03 KNHC 221010
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN OCT 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 24.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 24.5N 109.8W 990 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
22 MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. WITHIN 23N106W TO 27N109W TO 
27N111W TO 23N112W TO 22N111W TO 21N107W TO 23N106W...INCLUDING 
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORMA INLAND NEAR 25.3N 108.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM SW QUADRANT AND 0 NM ELSEWHERE WITH SEAS
TO 12 FT. WITHIN 25N108W TO 26N109W TO 25N110W TO 24N109W TO 
25N108W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW NORMA NEAR 25.7N 
107.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 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 16N102W TO 16N113W TO 30N123W TO 00N131W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S96W TO 16N102W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N117W TO 26N118W TO 
23N117W TO 24N114W TO 29N114W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY 
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 16N102W TO 11N111W TO 04N116W TO 
00N130W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S90W TO 16N102W...INCLUDING EXCEPT 
LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N93W TO 10N97W TO 03N109W TO 
03.4S111W TO 03.4S92W TO 00N94W TO 09N93W...INCLUDING EXCEPT LEE 
OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.LOW PRES NEAR 09N96W 1007 MB. WITHIN 10N92W TO 14N98W TO 
12N101W TO 08N101W TO 05N98W TO 05N94W TO 10N92W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
10N97W 1006 MB. WITHIN 10N92W TO 14N98W TO 12N101W TO 08N101W 
TO 05N98W TO 05N94W TO 10N92W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
11N97W 1006 MB. WITHIN 13N93W TO 15N99W TO 11N100W TO 08N98W TO 
08N95W TO 10N93W TO 13N93W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N130W TO 29N127W TO
29N124W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N130W TO 27N126W TO
27N123W TO 29N119W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0950 UTC SUN OCT 22...

HURRICANE NORMA...SCATTERED MODERATE IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR AND SINALOA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COSTA RICA NEAR 
09N84W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N96W 1007 MB TO 09N120W TO 07N126W. 
THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N126W TO 05N135W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N E OF 93W...AND FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 
102W AND 120W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG ASSOCIATED WITH 
INVEST EP91 IS ONGOING FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.