000 FZPN03 KNHC 181538 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI OCT 18 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 20. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N96W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N96W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10.5N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 128W AND 135W...AND FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S110W TO 00N114W TO 03.4S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 102W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI OCT 18... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 07N100W TO 13N111W TO 1011 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 11N133W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 11N133W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 106W AND 119W, AND FROM 08N TO 14N WEST OF 128W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.