000
FZPN03 KNHC 160934
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 15N93W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W 
TO 14N97W TO 12N97W TO 13N94W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N96W TO 13N98W
TO 12N97W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT . WITHIN 14N93W TO 15N93W TO 16N97W TO 
12N100W TO 10N99W TO 11N94W TO 14N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N134W TO 28N140W TO 20N140W TO 20N110W TO
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. WITHIN 20N119W TO 20N140W TO 00N140W TO 08N112W TO 
20N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N115W TO 29N119W TO 28N120W TO 
26N121W TO 24N117W TO 24N115W TO 26N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 20N108W TO 23N112W TO 23N117W TO 
17N120W TO 15N117W TO 16N110W TO 20N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 12N113W TO 13N127W TO 19N126W 
TO 16N132W TO 20N140W TO 04N140W TO 12N113W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N132W TO 20N131W TO 20N140W TO 
05N140W TO 07N131W TO 09N129W TO 14N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 10N89W TO
10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 10N90W TO 08N90W TO
08N87W TO 10N85W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN 28N111W TO 30N113W TO 29N113W TO 25N111W TO 25N109W TO
26N109W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N111W TO 30N113W TO 29N113W TO 25N111W
TO 25N109W TO 26N109W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N138W TO 30N138W TO 30N140W TO
20N140W TO 20N133W TO 21N133W TO 24N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N130W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO
20N135W TO 23N134W TO 26N130W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO
22N131W TO 30N124W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC THU FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N81W TO 02N90W TO 02N105W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 02N105W TO 05N126W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 102W AND 112W. 

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.