000
FZPN03 KNHC 230411
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED OCT 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.7N 110.1W 983 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 23
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N106W TO 17N111W TO 14N112W TO
13N109W TO 13N107W TO 16N105W TO 19N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.3N 116.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N114W 
TO 17N117W TO 16N118W TO 14N118W TO 13N116W TO 14N114W TO 16N114W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
18N110W TO 20N113W TO 19N117W TO 13N119W TO 10N115W TO 10N114W TO
18N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.4N 122.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 165 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS
AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
18N120W TO 18N123W TO 18N125W TO 15N126W TO 12N123W TO 13N120W TO
18N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 19N117W TO 21N124W TO 17N127W TO 11N125W TO 08N120W TO 
12N115W TO 19N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.

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

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N T 16N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W TO 
12N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W 
TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. WITHIN 
30N139W TO 30N140W TO 29.5N140W TO 29.5N139.5W TO 30N139W S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N139W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 
29N139W TO 30N139W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.39 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC WED OCT 23...

.HURRICANE KRISTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 108W AND 113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 12N101W. IT RESUMES W 
OF HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 11N112W TO 11N125W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 111W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.