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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON SEP 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON SEP 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT N OF 30N. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 15N136W TO 18N140W TO 05N140W TO 06N138W TO 11N136W TO
15N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N136W TO 20N140W TO 07N140W TO
07N138W TO 11N136W TO 18N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN DECAYING N TO NE SWELL.
.48 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 2045 UTC MON SEP 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 13N94W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF
LINE FROM 06N86W TO 05N88W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 08N91W TO 11N102W TO
10N113W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 12N116W TO 09N130W TO 09N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 77W
AND 85W. NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN
126W AND 131W AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND
92W AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 131W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.