307 
FZPN03 KNHC 240934
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.1N 118.9W 933 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 24
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT
GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...210 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 105 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 17N117W TO 16N120W TO 18N121W TO 15N122W TO 13N119W TO 
14N116W TO 17N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 18N112W TO 20N118W TO 18N121W TO 14N122W TO 
07N118W TO 11N113W TO 18N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.9N 123.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. LITTLE CHANGE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...105 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 
150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N121W 
TO 19N125W TO 17N128W TO 15N128W TO 13N122W TO 16N120W TO 18N121W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
18N117W TO 21N125W TO 16N129W TO 08N127W TO 07N122W TO 10N118W TO
18N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 17.7N 128.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 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 SEMICIRCLE AND SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N128W TO 20N128W TO 
22N131W TO 18N131W TO 16N128W TO 19N124W TO 22N128W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N122W TO 
23N131W TO 20N137W TO 15N136W TO 06N131W TO 11N124W TO 20N122W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 35 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 16N94W TO 14N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W
TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N101W
TO 10N100W TO 11N96W TO 13N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W 
TO 13N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W 
TO 13N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W 
TO 29N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.18 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 0920 UTC THU OCT 24...

.HURRICANE KRISTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 135 NM OF
CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08N83W TO 10N107W. THE
ITCZ STRETCHES FROM 09N127W TO BEYOND TO 09N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N E OF 83W...AND FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 116W. 

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.