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FZPN03 KNHC 261508
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KRISTY NEAR 19.7N 128.4W 986 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 26
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 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 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N126W
TO 22N131W TO 19N132W TO 17N131W TO 16N126W TO 18N124W TO 
22N126W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 23N128W TO 21N135W TO 17N137W TO 11N135W TO 09N130W TO 
16N123W TO 23N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KRISTY NEAR 21.1N 129.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT
...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
24N127W TO 24N131W TO 23N133W TO 19N132W TO 19N129W TO 21N126W TO
24N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 20N124W TO 25N129W TO 23N137W TO 12N140W TO 09N136W TO 
12N128W TO 20N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL KRISTY NEAR 22.3N 130.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 135 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
75 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N128W TO 26N129W TO 25N132W TO 22N133W TO 
21N132W TO 21N128W TO 24N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N127W TO 27N133W TO 24N139W TO 
11N140W TO 14N131W TO 18N127W TO 26N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 22.5N 
131.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N129W TO
25N133W TO 22N134W TO 21N131W TO 22N129W TO 24N128W TO 26N129W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KRISTY NEAR 21.9N 
132.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 25N130W
TO 25N132W TO 24N134W TO 22N134W TO 22N132W TO 24N130W TO 
25N130W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W 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
12N99W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
15N93W TO 16N97W TO 12N100W TO 11N99W TO 10N95W TO 12N94W TO 
15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N87W 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 
28N137W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH KRISTY...WITHIN 24N128W 
TO 30N132W TO 30N140W TO 12N140W TO 15N132W TO 24N128W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH KRISTY...WITHIN 25N129W 
TO 30N120W TO 29N128W TO 30N140W TO 11N140W TO 12N137W TO 25N129W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1440 UTC SAT OCT 26...

.HURRICANE KRISTY...NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 510 NM N QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM NEAR GULF OF PAPAGAYO AT 10N86W TO 08N98W TO
10N106W TO 09N115W TO 12N122W. ITCZ WELL SW OF KRISTY FROM 
10N130W TO BEYOND 08.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 115W AND 
123W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W...
FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W...AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF ITCZ.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.