000
FZPN03 KNHC 021521
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 107W AND 109.5W... 
INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N E OF 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 27N.  FROM 21N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 
109W AND 112W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
28N114.5W TO 21N114W TO 10N124W TO 05N127W TO 05N 140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W 125W...AND FROM 16N TO 26N W 
OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 21N11W TO 
15N110W TO 06N118W TO 03N140W...EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 127W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU MAR 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 
04N100W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N110W TO 02N130W TO BEYOND 
02N140W. AS IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, A SECOND 
ITCZ IS SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$ 

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.