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FZPN03 KNHC 252038
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 16.8N 125.8W 963 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 25
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N122W TO 20N126W TO 
19N129W TO 15N129W TO 14N126W TO 14N123W TO 18N122W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N122W TO 
21N126W TO 19N130W TO 13N131W TO 07N125W TO 12N120W TO 19N122W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 20.0N 128.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...300 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N126W TO 23N130W TO 21N133W TO 18N132W TO 
17N128W TO 19N125W TO 23N126W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N124W TO 24N129W TO 23N133W TO 
18N138W TO 10N136W TO 12N128W TO 19N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 22.0N 129.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 135 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT
...270 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N127W TO 25N131W TO 22N133W O 20N131W TO 
21N127W TO 25N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 21N126W TO 26N130W TO 25N136W TO 19N140W TO 
10N140W TO 08N134W TO 21N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL KRISTY NEAR 22.8N 130.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...75
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N128W TO 26N130W TO 26N132W TO 24N133W TO 
22N133W TO 22N130W TO 24N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N128W TO 28N133W TO 24N140W TO 
11N140W TO 17N128W TO 26N128W 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 16N96W TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N95W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO 35 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 
14N97W TO 13N98W TO 12N97W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N94W TO 
15N96W TO 15N97W TO 12N96W TO 12N95W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 
16N95W TO 16N96W TO 12N97W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
14N93W TO 15N93W TO 15N97W TO 11N100W TO 10N97W TO 11N94W TO 
14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N132.5W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 30N139W TO 
30N140W TO 29.5N140W TO 29.5N139W TO 30N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO
10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N138W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SE AND NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1940 UTC FRI OCT 25...

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

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM COSTA RICA NEAR 09N83.5W TO 08N97W TO 
11N116W. 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.