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FZPN03 KNHC 160836
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED OCT 16 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE)
HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP

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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 15N140W TO 14N140W TO 13N139W TO 12N138W TO 12N137W TO
15N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO 12N124W
TO 17N126W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N110W TO 29N118W TO 30N127W TO 
24N140W TO 03N140W TO 02N133W TO 20N110W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N128W TO 15N118W TO 15N127W TO 
20N140W TO 05N140W TO 01N132W TO 12N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND E WAVES.

.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N121W TO 29N120W TO
29N119W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N122W TO 29N119W TO 
30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W 
TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W S TO SW 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 0820 UTC WED OCT 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N75W TO 09N87W TO 07.5N86W TO 
10.5N101W TO 10.5N122W THEN TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ AND 
CONTINUES TO 10N136W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG CONVECTION FROM 04N TO 11N E OF 89W. WIDELY SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 
90W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION  
FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.