000
FZPN03 KNHC 240142
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 24N112W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 05N140W TO 11N126W TO
17N127W TO 24N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 130W...HIGHEST NEAR 30N128W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 28N132W. WITHIN 
30N119W TO 30N137W TO 28N132W TO 26N126W TO 27N122W TO 30N119W SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 17
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 130W...HIGHEST
NEAR 30N131W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N110W TO 30N118W TO 27N122W TO 
30N140W TO 06N140W TO 13N112W TO 20N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF
130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N117.5W TO 23N130W. WITHIN 
30N119W TO 30N128W TO 28N126W TO 28N122W TO 29N119W TO 30N119W W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N120W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 04N140W TO 
05N121W TO 10N110W TO 23N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 130W...HIGHEST
NEAR 30N126W.

.WITHIN 31N113.5W TO 31N114W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30N114.5W TO
30N113.5W TO 30.5N113.5W TO 31N113.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31.5N113.5W TO 31.5N114W TO 31N114.5W 
TO 30.5N114.5W TO 30.5N114W TO 31.5N113.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 32N114W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 32N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 20N105W TO 20N106W TO 19N106W TO 19N105W TO 20N105W... 
INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 13N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 13N87W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N79W TO 09N79W TO 07N81W TO 06N81W TO
07N79W TO 09N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE
AZUERO PENINSULA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 0120 UTC FRI FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 02N100W. ITCZ FROM 02N100W TO 
ALONG THE EQUATOR BETWEEN 106W AND 131W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM
04N TO 06N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W...FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 123W...AND FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.