High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
087 FZPN03 KNHC 242152 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE SEP 24 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 14N98W TO 16N100W TO 14N104W TO 11N108W TO 10N105W TO 11N99W TO 14N98W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N93W TO 17N101W TO 11N112W TO 08N96W TO 10N92W TO 13N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N97W TO 16N99W TO 15N105W TO 10N109W TO 10N103W TO 10N99W TO 14N97W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 18N104W TO 11N111W TO 09N103W TO 09N96W TO 12N89W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N97W TO 18N104W TO 14N105W TO 11N113W TO 09N109W TO 11N100W TO 14N97W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 18N102W TO 17N106W TO 11N114W TO 08N103W TO 12N90W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N133W TO 27N138W TO 23N140W TO 22N137W TO 26N129W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC TUE SEP 24... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 1004 MB REMNANTS OF JOHN TO 13N112W TO 12N125W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 12N125W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 113W AND 121W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W. $$ .FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.