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FZPN03 KNHC 232038
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 21N123W TO 25N140W TO 07N140W TO 08N126W TO 16N119W TO 
21N123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE 
TO E WIND WAVES AND NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 
30N134W TO 25N140W TO 21N123W TO 14N121W TO 21N111W TO 
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 25N111W TO 26N112W TO 
26N114W TO 24N114W TO 23N113W TO 22N110W TO 25N111W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N114W TO 26N140W TO 06N140W TO 
09N120W TO 22N114W 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 
19N107W TO 30N121W TO 27N132W TO 30N140W TO 03N140W TO 08N116W 
TO 19N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
WITHIN 27N113W TO 31N115W TO 30N121W TO 25N117W TO 21N113W TO 
23N110W TO 27N113W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 
60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 22N118W TO 26N124W TO 19N140W TO 
06N140W TO 10N122W TO 22N118W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N105W TO 
30N124W TO 24N129W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 03N121W TO 18N105W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N124W TO 29N124W TO 27N118W TO 23N112W 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 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL....HIGHEST NEAR 30N121W.

.WITHIN 26N109W TO 27N109W TO 27N110W TO 26N110W TO 23N109W TO 
24N107W TO 26N109W...INCLUDING THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N106W TO 25N108W TO 25N110W TO 
20N108W TO 19N105W TO 23N106W...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA AND NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO 09N90W TO 09N89W 
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR 10N88W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 
11N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...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 1800 UTC THU MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 09N79W TO 05N97W. ITCZ FROM 05N97W TO 05N117W TO 
04N136W. SOUTHERN ITCZ FROM 03S109W TO BEYOND 03.4S120W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 129W...AND FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 101W AND 114W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.