FZPN03 KNHC 160231
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED OCT 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE)
HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 24N119W TO 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 10N140W TO 14N127W TO
19N129W TO 24N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N111W TO 30N116W TO 23N127W TO
24N140W TO 05N140W TO 11N125W TO 22N111W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N123W TO 14N131W TO 20N140W TO
04N140W TO 05N134W TO 09N132W TO 15N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118.5W TO 30N120.5W TO 29.5N120W TO
29.5N119W TO 30N118.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC WED OCT 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N75W TO 10N80W TO 07.5N86W TO
10N98W TO 11N120W TO 10N122W THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AND
CONTINUES TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
CONVECTION FROM 04N TO 07.5N E OF 90W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 08N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 108W AND
130W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 08.5N
TO 13N W OF 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.