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FZPN03 KNHC 251624 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.HURRICANE OTIS NEAR 18.2N 100.6W 980 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 25
MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
0 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 13 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 17N99W TO 18N102W TO 
16N102W TO 16N100W TO 17N99W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N99W TO 18N102W TO 18N105W TO 16N103W 
TO 15N101W TO 15N99W TO 17N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OTIS INLAND NEAR 19.4N 101.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 17N101W TO 17N102W TO 16N101W TO 16N100W TO 17N101W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. ALSO WITHIN 20N106W TO 19N106W TO 
17N104W TO 18N104W TO 20N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N129W TO 27N127W TO 26N124W TO 27N119W TO
30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 07N106W TO 08N112W TO 05N115W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S96W
TO 07N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S106W TO 01S116W TO 01S120W TO 
03.4S120W TO 03.4S94W TO 01S106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S100W TO 02S101W TO 03S104W TO 
03.4S104W TO 03.4S98W TO 02S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN S TO SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 10N90W 1008 MB. WITHIN 10N90W TO
09N93W TO 08N94W TO 06N93W TO 06N91W TO 07N88W TO 10N90W W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N92W 1007 MB. WITHIN 10N89W TO
11N96W TO 10N97W TO 07N95W TO 07N91W TO 07N89W TO 10N89W W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N87W TO 13N89W 
TO 11N96W TO 07N96W TO 04N94W TO 05N88W TO 10N87W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N126W TO 18N130W TO 18N140W TO
14N140W TO 15N127W TO 16N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N134W TO 20N140W TO 13N140W TO
13N130W TO 15N128W TO 19N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC WED OCT 25...

.HURRICANE OTIS...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 13N TO 
17N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 11N90W TO 
13N94W...AND FROM 08N102W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N120W TO 
1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N134W TO 06N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE 
SCATTERED STRONG FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 86W AND 96W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 04.5N TO 07N BETWEEN 102W AND 114W...FROM 03.5N TO 
08N BETWEEN 118.5W AND 123W...AND FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 131W 
AND 137W.

$$
.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.