High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
661 FZPN03 KNHC 150857 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SUN SEP 15 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SUN SEP 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON SEP 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION ILEANA NEAR 25.5N 109.4W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 15 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 27N110W TO 25N110W TO 25N109W TO 25N108W TO 27N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 25.8N 109.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 26.5N 110.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .WITHIN 14N136W TO 14N137W TO 14N139W TO 12N139W TO 12N136W TO 14N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N138W TO 15N139W TO 15N140W TO 12N140W TO 13N138W TO 14N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N137W TO 17N140W TO 13N140W TO 13N139W TO 14N135W TO 15N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31.5N113.5W TO 31.5N114W TO 31N114W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30.5N114W TO 30.5N113.5W TO 31.5N113.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 30.5N113.5W TO 31N113.5W TO 30.5N114W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30N114W TO 30.5N113.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC SUN SEP 15... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 10.5N75W TO 11.5N98W TO 07N112W...THEN RESUMES FROM LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 16.5N124W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 08N E OF 80W...WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COASTS BETWEEN 81W AND 96W...FROM 07N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 110W...AND FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 129W AND 139W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.