551
FZPN03 KNHC 181929
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED SEP 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N139W TO 14N140W TO 12N140W TO
13N139.5W TO 14N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING
NE SWELL.
.03 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 1915 UTC WED SEP 18...

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W N OF 05N...SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF WAVE FROM 05N TO 07N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE
FROM 15N112W TO 15N116W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 13N101W AMD 30 NM OF 06N79W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 11N98W TO 10N110W TO
11N117W TO 09N129W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 09N129W TO 10N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE TROUGH
BETWEEN 91W AND 93W AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 98W
AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE TROUGH
BETWEEN 112W AND 119W...BETWEEN 101W AND 105W...WITHIN 120 NM S
OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 124W AND 129W AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE
TROUGH BETWEEN 123W AND 126W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.