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FZPN03 KNHC 230915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N116W 
TO 25N114W TO 20N120W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N 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 10N TO 30N 
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 
22N109W TO 19N109W TO 10N120W TO 05N130W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N 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 30N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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.

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W... 
INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22N...EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT FROM 18N TO 
20N E OF 106W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 05N93W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 05N93W TO 03N110W TO 02N123W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN ABOUT 90 NM N OF THE 
ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 108W. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS 
OBSERVED FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.