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FZPN03 KNHC 182134
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N96W TO 
14N95W...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 14N95W 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 10N97W 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 10N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S105W TO 02S110W TO 
02S115W TO 02.5S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN 
SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W 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 2100 UTC FRI OCT 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 07N100W TO 1010 MB LOW 
PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 13N112W TO ANOTHER 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE 
SITUATED NEAR 13N129W TO 11N134W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 
11N134W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.