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FZPN03 KNHC 242216
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OTIS NEAR 15.3N 99.5W 960 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 24 
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT 
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N97W TO 
17N100W TO 16N102W TO 14N101W TO 13N100W TO 13N98W TO 16N97W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OTIS INLAND NEAR 17.5N 100.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N100W TO 18N102W TO 17N102W TO 
16N101W TO 16N100W TO 17N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N99W TO 18N102W TO 16N102W TO 15N101W
TO 16N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS INLAND NEAR 18.1N 101.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OTIS INLAND NEAR 18.4N 
102.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 18N102W TO 18N103W TO 17.5N102.5W TO 17.5N101.5W TO
18N102W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.60 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 30N117W TO 30N130W TO 28N128W TO 26N124W TO 27N119W TO
30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 06N91W TO 10N97W TO 06N114W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S90W TO
06N91W...INCLUDING NEAR GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N103W TO 08N108W TO 03.4S120W TO 
03.4S98W TO 05N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S99W TO 02S106W TO 03S112W TO 
03.4S113W TO 03.4S98W TO 03S99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
S TO SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 10N90.5W 1007 MB. WITHIN 10N88W 
TO 10N98W TO 07N99W TO 06N91W TO 07N87W TO 10N88W W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE OCT 24...

.HURRICANE OTIS...NUMEROUS STRONG 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 02N TO 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 92W.

$$
.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.