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FZPN03 KNHC 260303
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT OCT 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 17.6N 126.9W 968 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 26
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT
AND 210 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
20N124W TO 21N127W TO 19N131W TO 17N130W TO 14N125W TO 16N122W TO
20N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA...WITHIN 15N119W TO 19N121W TO 22N128W TO 17N134W TO 12N133W
TO 08N125W TO 15N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 20.9N 129.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...270
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 24N128W TO 24N130W TO 23N132W TO 19N131W TO 
19N127W TO 21N126W TO 24N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 19N124W TO 25N127W TO 25N135W TO 
16N140W TO 09N136W TO 12N128W TO 19N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 22.7N 
130.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 25N129W TO 
26N130W TO 25N133W TO 24N134W TO 22N133W TO 22N130W TO 25N129W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 
27N128W TO 28N134W TO 25N140W TO 12N140W TO 16N129W TO 27N128W 
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 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO 
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 
15N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W
TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N97W TO 12N99W TO 11N96W 
TO 13N94W TO 16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N95W
TO 13N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 10N101W TO 09N97W 
TO 10N93W TO 15N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W 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 LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N137W TO 30N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 
28N138W TO 29N135W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT OCT 26...

.HURRICANE KRISTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 
270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 08N99W TO 12N117W. ITCZ FROM 
09N133W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 06.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
04N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...AND FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 136W
AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.