692 
FZPN03 KNHC 260906
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 18.7N 127.6W 972 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 26 
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT 
GUSTS 105 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 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
210 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 19N124W
TO 21N127W TO 20N131W TO 18N131W TO 15N127W TO 17N124W TO 
19N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA...WITHIN 20N122W TO 23N128W TO 16N136W TO 12N134W TO 09N126W
TO 14N120W TO 20N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 21.8N 129.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 23N127W TO 25N131W TO 
21N132W TO 20N130W TO 21N129W TO 21N128W TO 23N127W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 21N125W TO 
27N134W TO 21N140W TO 11N140W TO 10N133W TO 12N129W TO 21N125W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 22.6N 
130.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM ALL QUADRANTS EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 24N128W TO 26N129W TO 25N133W 
TO 23N133W TO 22N133W TO 22N129W TO 24N128W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 25N127W TO 30N133W 
TO 30N140W TO 11N140W TO 14N132W TO 18N127W TO 25N127W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 22.4N
131.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 25N129W TO 26N130W TO 25N132W TO 24N133W TO 
22N133W TO 23N130W TO 25N129W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 30N127W TO 30N140W TO 12N140W TO 
18N131W TO 30N127W 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 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 
15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W 
TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W
TO 13N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 12N99W 
TO 10N96W TO 11N95W TO 14N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W
TO 13N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 13N93W TO 16N95W TO 12N99W TO 10N102W 
TO 09N100W TO 10N94W TO 13N93W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT OCT 26...

.HURRICANE KRISTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 08N100W TO 12N117W. ITCZ FROM 
09N132W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 11N E
OF 83W.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.