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FZPN03 KNHC 240317
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND 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 12N115W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W...EXCEPT NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N131W TO 26N140W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 25N 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 07N114W TO 03N130W TO 032N140W...EXCEPT N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 134W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 24N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 
130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W. ELSEWHRE W OF 
110W AND N OF A LINE FROM 08N110W TO 03N120W TO 00N140W...EXCEPT 
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W... 
INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22N. 
FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 108W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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 0300 UTC FRI MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N74W TO 
05N95W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N95W TO 03N120W TO 01N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 03N 
TO 06N BETWEEN 100W AND 125W. 

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.