000 FZPN03 KNHC 240316 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE OCT 24 2023 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE OCT 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 26. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 13.6N 97.9W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 24 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 6 KT. 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 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 15.5N 98.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 OF OTIS...EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER ...EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS INLAND MEXICO NEAR 17.3N 100.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 100W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING W TO NW SWELL. .60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OTIS INLAND MEXICO NEAR 18.0N 101.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW 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. .N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 116W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 26N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL ...HIGHEST N OF 29N. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING NW TO N SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 07N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W...INCLUDING NEAR GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 102W AND 109W AND S OF A LINE FROM 06N109W TO 05N115W TO 02N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 30N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE OCT 24... .TROPICAL STORM OTIS...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 120 NM SW AND 60 NM NE QUADRANTS. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 04N88W TO 04N91W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 05N92W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 11N92W. IT RESUMES AT 11N101W TO 08N108W TO 09N120W TO LOW PRES NEAR 10N134W 1010 MB AND TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 112W AND 120W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.