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FZPN03 KNHC 240845
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 14.2N 98.5W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 24 
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM 
NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTIS NEAR 16.1N 99.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF OTIS...EXCEPT 30 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 16N BETWEEN 
97W AND 100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS INLAND MEXICO NEAR 17.9N 
100.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT 
AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OTIS INLAND MEXICO 
NEAR 18.6N 101.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW OTIS 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 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 08N BETWEEN 97W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 0830 UTC TUE OCT 24...

.TROPICAL STORM OTIS...NUMEROUS STRONG 90 NM W AND 30 NM 
E SEMICIRCLES. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG IN AN OUTER BAND 
WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N99W TO 15N100W TO 14N101W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 15N94W AND 
WITHIN 60 NM OF 07N92W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 08N85W TO 08N91W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 11N90W. IT RESUMES AT 
11N101W TO 08N110W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N123W 1010 MB TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 09N133W 1010 MB AND TO 08N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 101W AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 120W AND 122W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.