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FZPN03 KNHC 241556
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 05N140W TO 17N112W TO
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 
60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 119W 
AND 138W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N128W TO 28N127W TO
26N123W TO 27N119W TO 30N117W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N114W TO 30N140W
TO 06N140W TO 06N126W TO 11N110W TO 25N114W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N119W TO 29N115W TO 30N140W TO
03N140W TO 03N120W TO 14N112W TO 20N119W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

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

.12 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC FRI FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 03N94W. ITCZ FROM 03N94W TO 
02N140W. A SECONDARY ITCZ FROM 02S114W TO 03S134W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.