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FZPN03 KNHC 200808
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N133W TO 26N130W TO 26N126W TO 23N120W TO
23N117W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N125W TO 20N118W TO 
22N114W TO 25N114W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 19N131W TO 22N135W TO 17N136W TO 15N134W TO 14N122W TO 
15N120W TO 19N131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N112W TO 25N125W TO 24N140W TO 07N140W TO 
13N126W TO 11N123W TO 18N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N134W TO 17N139W TO 11N138W TO 07N130W
TO 11N124W TO 11N116W TO 22N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N117W TO 20N127W TO 30N138W TO 
30N140W TO 06N140W TO 06N116W TO 12N113W TO 20N117W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED WITH NE SWELL
S OF 11N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N122W TO 23N135W TO 21N140W TO 
09N140W TO 08N124W TO 16N122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N117W TO 
20N128W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO 04N126W TO 08N115W TO 18N117W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED
WITH NE SWELL S OF 10N.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 11N86W... 
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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 29N113W TO 27N112W TO
26N111W TO 24N110W TO 26N110W TO 29N112W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 28N115W TO 26N116W TO 
25N111W TO 22N108W TO 24N108W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA AND LEE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA GAPS...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0630 UTC FRI JAN 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N83W TO 04N93W. ITCZ FROM 04N93W TO 
04.5N102W THEN RESUMES FROM 04N112W TO 04N125W TO 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 133W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.