347 
FZPN03 KNHC 271536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 27 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N E OF 121W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 26N130W TO 
24N140W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N112W TO 08N116W TO 
02N130W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 
13N116W TO 07N116W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N W OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N W OF 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 
110W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 1500 UTC MON MAR 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 05N98W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 05N98W TO 05N120W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 108W 
AND 112W, AND FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W. A SECOND 
AND ACTIVE ITCZ IS SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.