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FZPN03 KNHC 221407
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 29N114W TO 20N126W THEN DISSIPATING TO 17N140W.
WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N129W TO 29N128W TO 29N124W TO 30N122W W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N117W TO 29N125W TO 30N140W TO 13N140W TO 
19N135W TO 23N125W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 24N111W TO 18N122W.
WITHIN 22N128W TO 24N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N125W TO 15N116W TO 
22N128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE TO
E WIND WAVES AND NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 
30N140W TO 24N140W TO 22N128W TO 17N122W TO 25N113W TO 
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 25N112W TO 27N113W TO 
24N113W TO 22N110W TO 23N110W TO 25N112W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 
NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 22N124W TO 24N140W 
TO 06N140W TO 11N116W TO 22N124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE TO E WIND WAVES AND NW TO N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N121W TO 26N130W TO 27N140W TO 04N140W TO 
09N116W TO 19N109W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N121W TO 26N119W TO 
24N116W TO 20N114W TO 24N111W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 32N114.5W TO 29.5N114W. WITHIN 31N113W TO 
32N114W TO 31N114W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N113W TO 29.5N114.5W. 
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 14.5N94.5W
TO 16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N91W TO 09N91W TO 09N88W TO 09N87W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N79W TO 09N79W TO 08N80W TO 06N80W TO
06N79W TO 07N79W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N79W TO 08N80W TO 05N81W TO 04N81W TO
05N79W TO 07N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N109W TO 24N109W TO 23N107W TO
24N107W TO 26N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N107W TO 24N109W TO 24N110W TO 
22N109W TO 22N108W TO 23N107W TO 24N107W...INCLUDING THE ENTRANCE
TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N106W TO 19N106W TO 19N104W TO 20N106W
...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N106W TO 21N107W TO 19N107W TO 
18N105W TO 21N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1330 UTC WED MAR 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO 07N90W. ITCZ FROM 07N90W TO 03N110W TO 
04N126W TO BEYOND 00N129W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 99W AND 115W...FROM 01N TO 06N BETWEEN 
103W AND 119W...AND FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 119W AND 129W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 00N TO 02N BETWEEN 93W AND 98W...AND 
FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 99W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.