000
FZPN03 KNHC 180828
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO
15N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO
15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...
WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W 
TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N139W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 30N139W
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC SAT MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 07N94W AND FROM 10N100W 
TO 03N104W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03N108W TO 02N120W TO 00N131W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 99W.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.