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FZPN03 KNHC 232125
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.1N 115.5W 928 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 23 
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT 
GUSTS 165 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 120 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 10N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 108W AND 116W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.1N 121.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM 
SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 07N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 125W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 15.8N 126.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 
120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM 
OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT FROM 09N TO 21N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W. 

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 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N96W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 135W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 27N140W. N OF 29N W 
OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. 
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 2100 UTC WED OCT 23...

.HURRICANE KRISTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N103W. IT RESUMES W 
OF HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 08N120W TO 10N127W. THE ITCZ STRETCHES 
FROM 10N130W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 
NOTED FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.