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FZPN03 KNHC 241619
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OTIS NEAR 14.8N 99.1W 993 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 24 
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 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 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N97W TO 17N100W TO 14N101W TO 
12N99W TO 12N97W TO 14N96W TO 16N97W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTIS NEAR 15.6N 99.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTIS NEAR 16.6N 100.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 15 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 16N98W TO 18N101W TO 17N102W TO 16N101W TO 15N100W TO 
15N99W TO 16N98W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 16N98W TO 18N101W TO 16N104W TO 15N102W TO 14N100W 
TO 16N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS INLAND NEAR 17.9N 101.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 20 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 18N102W TO 17N102W TO 17N101W TO 18N102W W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW OTIS NEAR 18.3N 
102.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.72 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 02N81W TO 10N97W TO 05N114W TO 03.4S116W TO 01S91W TO
03.4S81W TO 02N81W...INCLUDING NEAR GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N103W TO 08N110W TO 00N114W TO 
03.4S120W TO 03.4S97W TO 07N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S100W TO 01S108W TO 02S115W TO 
03.4S117W TO 03.4S98W TO 02S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN S TO SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N130W TO 27N127W TO 27N119W TO 30N118W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N127W TO 27N125W TO 
27N119W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 1550 UTC TUE OCT 24...

.TROPICAL STORM OTIS...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 08N83W TO 13N90W...AND FROM 
10N100W TO 07N107W TO 07N122W TO 09N135W TO 07N140W. NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 02.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 77W AND 
90W...AND FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 126W.

$$
.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.