408 
FZPN03 KNHC 231438
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 22N128W TO 24N140W TO 09N140W TO 14N127W TO 17N123W 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 29N115W TO 
30N138W TO 24N140W TO 22N127W TO 15N124W TO 23N115W TO 29N115W 
...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 25N112W TO 27N113W TO 27N115W
TO 22N115W TO 21N111W TO 23N110W TO 25N112W...INCLUDING WITHIN 
60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N118W TO 25N133W TO 25N140W TO 
05N140W TO 06N128W TO 10N114W TO 16N118W 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 30N122W TO 27N140W TO 19N123W TO 
04N140W TO 09N115W TO 20N109W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 26N112W TO 30N116W TO 
30N122W TO 27N119W TO 21N115W TO 23N111W TO 26N112W...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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N122W TO 21N135W TO 16N140W TO 
07N140W TO 07N122W TO 12N122W 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 20N107W TO 30N140W TO 16N140W TO 16N127W TO 04N140W TO 
09N111W TO 20N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL. WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N125W TO 27N123W TO 24N119W TO 
24N112W TO 26N112W 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 TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 28N111W TO 28N112W TO 27N112W TO 27N111W TO 26N110W TO
27N110W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N106W TO 21N107W TO 20N107W TO 
19N106W TO 19N105W TO 20N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N106W TO 25N110W TO 21N108W TO 
19N106W TO 19N105W TO 21N107W TO 23N106W...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NEAR CABO CORRIENTES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N91W TO 10N92W TO 09N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N89W TO 10N90W TO
10N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1420 UTC THU MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 09N83W TO 05N97W. ITCZ FROM 05N97W TO 02N117W TO 
05N127W TO 02N137W. SOUTHERN ITCZ FROM 03.4S105W TO BEYOND 
03.4S116W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 114W...FROM 09N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 101W AND 113W 
...AND FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 117W AND 129W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.