High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
980 FZPN03 KNHC 172215 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED JUL 17 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED JUL 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JUL 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JUL 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 19N124W TO 20N125W TO 20N126W TO 18N127W TO 17N126W TO 18N124W TO 19N124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N126W TO 20N126W TO 20N128W TO 19N129W TO 17N130W TO 16N129W TO 19N126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N130W TO 21N131W TO 20N133W TO 19N133W TO 19N132W TO 19N131W TO 21N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N95W TO 06N100W TO 04N100W TO 03N97W TO 04N95W TO 06N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 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 2150 UTC WED JUL 17... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COAST OF COSTA RICA NEAR 09N84W TO 08N97W TO 09N112W TO 07N117W. THE ITCZ BEGINS NEAR 12N136W AND CONTINUES BEYOND 12N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 03N TO 10N E OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 103W AND 117W. $$ .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.