000
FZPN03 KNHC 240417
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.2N 117.2W 928 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 24
MOVING W OR 270 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 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N115W TO 16N117W TO 15N117W TO 
14N117W TO 14N116W TO 15N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N110W TO 18N116W TO 16N114W TO 
18N119W TO 13N119W TO 11N113W TO 17N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.6N 122.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N121W
TO 17N125W TO 14N125W TO 13N122W TO 14N119W TO 15N119W TO 
18N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
18N117W TO 20N123W TO 15N126W TO 09N121W TO 08N118W TO 11N117W 
TO 18N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 16.9N 127.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMCICIRCLE AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO
42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N124W TO 21N127W TO 21N129W TO 19N131W 
TO 15N128W TO 16N124W TO 18N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N122W TO 21N123W TO 21N132W 
TO 16N134W TO 07N128W TO 08N124W TO 17N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 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 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 16N93W TO 14N95W TO 15N98W TO 
12N100W TO 11N99W TO 11N95W TO 16N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 12N98W 
TO 12N97W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W 
TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N138W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N138.5W TO 30N140W TO 29.5N140W TO 
30N138.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.42 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 THU OCT 24...

.HURRICANE KRISTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF
CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 09N84W TO 09N102W. THE
ITCZ STRETCHES FROM 09N123W TO BEYOND TO 10N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 85 AND 95W...AND FROM 07N TO 
14N BETWEEN 100W AND 114W. 

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.