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FZPN03 KNHC 230304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N116W 
TO 22N120W TO 17N130W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 132W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 27N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
23N110W TO 20N110W TO 10N120W TO 05N125W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 30N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N...AND N 
TO NE WINDS S OF 20N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND N OF A LINE FROM 14N110W TO 08N112W TO 
02N130W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 104.5W AND 110W... 
INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22N.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 06N90W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 06N90W TO 04N110W TO 03N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 01N TO 06N BETWEEN 112W AND 124W.
SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY CAN BE FOUND FROM 10N TO 12N BEWTEEN 
95W AND 100W...AND FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 109W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.