High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
240 FZPN03 KNHC 050330 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI JUL 5 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 JULY 29 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 OFFSHORE AND 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 FRI JUL 5. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 6. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JUL 7. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 18.5N 108.0W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 05 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N106W TO 20N108W TO 19N109W TO 18N107W TO 18N106W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 18.6N 109.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 18.4N 110.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 19N109W TO 20N110W TO 19N112W TO 18N112W TO 17N111W TO 18N109W TO 19N109W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 18.0N 112.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAST 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. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N95W TO 13N94W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 29N127W TO 30N128W TO 30N140W TO 27N137W TO 26N132W TO 29N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N86W TO 04N92W TO 04N100W TO 01N100W TO 02S91W TO 01S87W TO 02N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N92W TO 07N91W TO 05N103W TO 01N108W TO 01N98W TO 05N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N100W TO 01S110W TO 03.4S115W TO 03.4S98W TO 00N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N98W TO 00N103W TO 02S115W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S98W TO 00N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI JUL 5... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 06N90W TO 1011 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 14N115W TO 08N130W. ITCZ FROM 08N130W TO 07N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 87W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.