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FZPN03 KNHC 251516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI OCT 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 15.8N 124.8W 952 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 25
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 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 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM NE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N121W TO 20N124W TO
19N127W TO 17N128W TO 13N126W TO 13N122W TO 18N121W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N119W TO 
20N123W TO 20N128W TO 17N130W TO 08N125W TO 10N120W TO 17N119W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 18.8N 127.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...135 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 300 NM SW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N126W TO 22N128W TO 
21N131W TO 18N131W TO 16N126W TO 18N124W TO 22N126W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N123W TO 
23N129W TO 17N138W TO 10N133W TO 09N130W TO 16N122W TO 20N123W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 22.4N 129.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...
AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
24N127W TO 26N130W TO 25N132W TO 22N133W TO 21N131W TO 21N128W TO
24N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 25N126W TO 28N131W TO 22N140W TO 10N140W TO 11N133W TO 
16N127W TO 25N126W 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 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N97W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W
TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N97W TO 
13N97W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 11N96W TO 11N95W TO 13N94W TO 
16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 11N99W TO 11N97W TO 
11N95W TO 14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135.5W TO 26N140W. WITHIN 30N138.5W TO 
30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29.5N139W TO 30N138.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N137W.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N89W TO 09N89W TO
09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO
09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1440 UTC FRI OCT 25...

.HURRICANE KRISTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240
NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE.

.TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA NEAR 76W...SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 07N
BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM COSTA RICA NEAR 09N84W TO 07.5N98W TO 
11N116W. ITCZ FROM 09N133W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W...FROM 06N 
TO 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 107W...FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 107W AND 
113W...AND FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 136W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.