High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
960 FZPN03 KNHC 212109 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU NOV 21 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 23. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96W TO 10.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 13.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT W OF AREA NEAR 30N141W. N OF 28N AND W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 28N132W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N121W TO 25N130W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 29N130W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 28N130W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 25N140W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 116W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 121W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 125W AND 129W 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 2100 UTC THU NOV 21... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO A 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 15N102W TO 12N115W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 12N115W TO 09N130W TO BEYOND 09N140W. A CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W. ELSEWHERE, CONVECTION IS LIMITED AT THIS TIME. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.