000
FZPN03 KNHC 250931
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED OCT 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OTIS JUST INLAND MEXICO NEAR 17.2N 100.1W 948 MB AT 
0900 UTC OCT 25 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 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 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM 
S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS INLAND MEXICO NEAR 18.2N 
100.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS FROM 16N TO 17N BETWEEN 100W AND 102W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL OTIS WELL INLAND MEXICO NEAR 
19.2N 101.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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.

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 117W AND A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 26N124W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 10N91W 1007 MB. WITHIN 60 NM NE 
QUADRANT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 
09N BETWEEN 91W AND 96W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N91W 1006 MB. FROM 06N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 89W AND 95W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.S OF 07N BETWEEN 99W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 97W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING S TO SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC WED OCT 25...

.HURRICANE OTIS...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 98W 
AND 100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 12N93W. IT RESUMES AT 
10N103W TO LOW PRES NEAR 07N121W 1010 MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 
07N135W 1010 MB AND TO 07N140W. NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 09N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 91W AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 
90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S 
OF TROUGH BETWEEN 103W AND 108W AND BETWEEN 117W AND 122W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.