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FZPN03 KNHC 222212
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN OCT 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 24.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORMA NEAR 24.9N 109.4W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 
22 MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE 
QUADRANT...135 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM
SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N109W TO 26N111W TO 23N111W TO 
22N110W TO 22N107W TO 23N106W TO 27N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 23N106W TO 27N110W TO 26N112W TO 22N112W TO 21N109W 
TO 21N106W TO 23N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMA INLAND NEAR 25.5N 
108.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 25N108W
TO 26N109W TO 25N110W TO 24N109W TO 24N107W TO 25N108W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 10.3N 96.9W 1004 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 22
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE
AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N95W TO 12N95W TO 
12N98W TO 11N98W TO 09N98W TO 09N95W TO 10N95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N93W TO 13N96W TO 
11N101W TO 07N100W TO 06N96W TO 08N93W TO 11N93W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 11.6N 96.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N95W TO 13N96W 
TO 13N98W TO 10N98W TO 10N97W TO 11N95W TO 12N95W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N96W TO 14N98W 
TO 12N100W TO 09N99W TO 08N95W TO 10N93W TO 14N96W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 13.5N 97.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM 
SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N98W TO 14N98W 
TO 12N98W TO 13N96W TO 14N96W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N100W TO 
08N98W TO 05N92W TO 09N93W TO 11N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 14.2N 97.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 14.5N 98.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OTIS NEAR 14.9N 98.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

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 30N116W TO 30N122W TO 28N121W TO 27N119W TO 28N114W TO
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
28N115W TO 00N132W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S91W TO 06N93W TO 
28N115W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO 
BAY AND EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N110W TO 28N115W TO 28N117W TO 
22N119W TO 19N112W TO 21N109W TO 24N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 07N91W TO 12N101W TO 13N115W TO 
00N130W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S91W TO 07N91W...INCLUDING EXCEPT LEE
OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N93W TO 09N101W TO 06N117W TO 00N123W
TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S92W TO 05N93W...INCLUDING EXCEPT LEE OF 
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N130W TO 29N128W TO
28N123W TO 29N120W TO 30N119W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT WITHIN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N129W TO 27N127W TO 
25N123W TO 26N118W TO 30N117W 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 2130 UTC SUN OCT 22...

TS NORMA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 24N TO 27N
BETWEEN 108W AND 110W.

TS OTIS...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 101W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO 09N110W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
10N123W 1008 MB TO 07N126W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N126W TO BEYOND 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 
90W...FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 132W...AND FROM 03N TO 07N
W OF 139W.

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.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.