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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

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 0000 UTC MON SEP 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN-E NEAR 13.9N 98.6W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC
SEP 23 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 0 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM
08N TO 14N BETWEEN  3.5N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W SW TO W WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN
96W AND 109W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN-E NEAR 14.3N 98.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN-E NEAR 14.6N 97.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30
NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 FT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W AND FROM
09N TO 14N BETWEEN 102W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN-E NEAR 15.2N 96.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE
QUADRANT AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 FT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W AND FROM
08N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 89W AND
101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL MIXED
WITH SE SWELL.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
DECAYING S SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC MON SEP 23...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN-E...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60
NM OF CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 13N
BETWEEN 96W AND 101W.

.NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN
96W AND 104W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 20N105W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 13N104W TO 13N108W
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 16N107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TEN-E TO 16N107W TO LOW PRES NEAR 16N110W 1007 MB TO 11N124W TO
12N134W TO 12N140W. ASIDE FROM CONVECTION DESCRIBED ABOVE...
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.