High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
227 FZPN03 KNHC 172103 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE SEP 17 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. 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 1800 UTC TUE SEP 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ENTIRE AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE SEP 17... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COSTA RICA NEAR 10N85W WESTWARD TO 10N122W. FROM THERE, IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ, WHICH EXTENDS WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 07N-12N WEST OF 130W, FROM 08N-10N BETWEEN 112-117W, AND FROM 07N-14N BETWEEN 90W-95W. $$ .FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.