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FZPN03 KNHC 240730
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT WELL N OF AREA. WITHIN 22N111W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W
TO 05N140W TO 10N126W TO 22N111W 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 30N128W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 27N134W. WITHIN 
30N117W TO 30N132W TO 27N130W TO 26N125W TO 27N121W TO 30N117W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8
TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N130W. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 18N109W TO 28N118W TO 30N140W TO 06N140W TO 09N116W TO 
18N109W 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 30N132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N114W TO 21N130W TO
22N140W. WITHIN 30N118.5W TO 30N123.5W TO 29.5N121.5W TO 
29.5N119W TO 30N118.5W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N118W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W 
TO 03N140W TO 04N117W TO 11N109W TO 19N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF
132W.

.WITHIN 31N113.5W TO 31N114W TO 31N114.5W TO 30.5N114.5W TO
30.5N114W TO 31N113.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 31.5N114W TO 31N114W TO 
30.5N114.5W TO 30.5N114W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 
29N113W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.WITHIN 13N88W TO 13N90W TO 11N90W TO 10N88W TO 11N86W TO
13N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N79W TO 09N79W TO 07N81W TO 06N80W TO
06N80W TO 07N79W TO 09N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 05N87W. ITCZ FROM 05N87W TO
02N110W TO 01N125W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 
07N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.