000 FZPN03 KNHC 230921 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC MON OCT 23 2023 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON OCT 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 25. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 11.4N 97.1W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 23 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 13.0N 97.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 15.0N 98.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 16.4N 99.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OTIS INLAND MEXICO NEAR 17.9N 100.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 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. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMA NEAR 24.5N 108.4W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 23 MOVING E OR 090 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 22N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL NORMA INLAND MEXICO NEAR 24.7N 107.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WATERS FROM 24N TO 25N BETWEEN 107W AND 109W WINDS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 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. .FROM 27N TO 30N E OF 119W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .S OF 08N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 96W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC MON OCT 23... .TROPICAL STORM OTIS...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 97W. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMA...NO CONVECTION IS NOTED. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07N99W TO 08N95W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 09N92W. IT RESUMES AT 10N104W TO 10N120W TO 10N131W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 10N131W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 104W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 110W AND 112W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.