000
FZPN03 KNHC 231549
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO 21N122W TO 24N113W TO
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 
15N133W TO 20N129W TO 20N140W TO 04N140W TO 09N132W TO 11N124W TO
15N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO 14N120W
TO 20N111W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND 
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 21N140W TO 20N113W
TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 20N115W TO 20N140W TO 05N140W TO 
05N119W TO 12N109W TO 20N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 13N88W TO 13N89W TO 11N90W TO 10N89W 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 13N87W TO 13N90W TO 12N91W TO
10N91W TO 09N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N91W TO 10N91W TO 09N89W TO
09N88W TO 10N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N78W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 07N80W TO
07N79W TO 07N78W TO 08N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 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 1540 UTC THU FEB 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 05N90W TO 02N101W. ITCZ FROM 
02N101W TO 04N127W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 
06N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W...AND FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 116W AND 
140W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.