High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
963 FZPN03 KNHC 190246 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU SEP 19 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU SEP 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 21. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N96W TO 08N97W TO 07N98W TO 07N98W TO 06N96W TO 07N95W TO 08N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED S SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. .21 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0230 UTC THU SEP 19... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11.5N72W TO 09.5N82W TO 11N88W TO 11N116W TO 09N128W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 10N E OF 90W...WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COASTS FROM COSTA RICA ALONG 85W TO CABO CORRIENTES ALONG 107W...FROM 07.5N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 97W AND 120W...AND FROM 07.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 120W AND 140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 07.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 97W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.