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FZPN03 KNHC 230957
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED OCT 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.5N 112.0W 972 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 23
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 105 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N109W TO 17N110W TO 17N113W TO 15N113W TO 
14N113W TO 13N110W TO 16N109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N106W TO 19N108W TO 18N112W TO 
14N114W TO 13N113W TO 15N107W TO 18N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.2N 118.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADARNT...105
NM SE QUADRANT...105 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N116W TO 18N118W TO 16N120W TO
15N120W TO 13N118W TO 14N116W TO 17N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N113W TO 19N117W TO 
17N120W TO 14N121W TO 12N119W TO 10N114W TO 19N113W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 14.7N 123.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...210
NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. 
WITHIN 17N120W TO 19N123W TO 17N128W TO 14N128W TO 13N123W TO 
14N120W TO 17N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 19N119W TO 20N126W TO 17N128W TO 13N128W TO 
08N122W TO 08N119W TO 19N119W 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 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W
TO 14N97W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W 
TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N139W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N139W TO 30N139W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N139W TO 30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S117W TO 02S119W TO 02S120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S116W TO 03S117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0950 UTC WED OCT 23...

.HURRICANE KRISTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 109W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 12N101W. IT RESUMES W 
OF HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 11N114W TO 09N125W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 09N125W AND BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO
12N BETWEEN 87W AND 106W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.