000
FZPN03 KNHC 170242
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 21N110W TO 30N116W TO 30N130W TO 24N140W TO 04N140W TO
10N125W TO 21N110W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N127W TO 15N117W TO 16N132W TO 
21N140W TO 04N140W TO 02N132W TO 13N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N130W TO 13N136W TO 10N137W TO 
12N140W TO 07N140W TO 09N135W TO 14N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL AND NE WAVES.

.06 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 8 FT.
.24 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 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO 
14.5N95.5W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118.5W TO 30N120.5W TO 29.5N120W TO
29.5N119.5W TO 30N118.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N129W TO 28N125W TO 
28N120W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NORTHERLY SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S116.5W TO 03S118W TO 02.5S120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S116W TO 03S116.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S116W TO 02S117W TO 02S120W TO 
03.4S120W TO 03.4S111W TO 02S116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0220 UTC THU OCT 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N80W TO 11.5N106W TO 09.5N112W TO 
LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 10.5N127W THEN TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ AND
CONTINUES TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION FROM 05.5N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 88W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W
AND 116W AND FROM 07.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 123W AND 132W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.