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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN SEP 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 17.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ILEANA NEAR 25.5N 109.0W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
15 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. WITHIN
25.5N108.5W TO 25.5N109W TO 25.5N109.5W TO 25N109W TO
25N108.5W TO 25.5N108.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL ILEANA NEAR 25.7N 109.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 26.4N
109.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN
26.5N109.5W TO 27N110W TO 26.5N110W TO 26N109.5W TO
26.5N109.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ILEANA NEAR 27.4N
110.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 45 NM
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N138W TO 14N140W TO 13N140W TO
12N140W TO 12N138W TO 13N138W TO 14N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N135W TO 15N140W TO 12N140W TO
13N137W TO 14N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N139W TO 17N140W TO 15N140W TO
15N139W TO 17N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0220 UTC SUN SEP 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 10N74W TO LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR
08.5N80W TO 10N86W TO 10.5N99W TO 06.5N110W...THEN RESUMES FROM
LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 16.5N124W TO 10.5N137W TO BEYOND 11N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM OF
THE COASTS BETWEEN 81W AND 100W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN
93W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 11N TO 15N
BETWEEN 127W AND 137W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.