000
FZPN03 KNHC 182214
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND
96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 12N101W TO 10N99W TO 10N93W 
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2150 UTC SAT MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03N110W TO 01N117W TO 00N122W. WIDELY 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05S TO 05N BETWEEN 109W AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.