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FZPN03 KNHC 301616
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR  1.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO ACROSS BAJA NORTE TO 22N132W. WITHIN
30N117W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 24N126W TO 25N121W TO 30N117W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N105W TO 16N120W. 
WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 06N138W TO 15N132W TO 22N114W TO 
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 19N137W TO 
18N140W TO 15N135W TO 11N131W TO 11N128W TO 13N127W TO 19N137W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
18N112W TO 23N115W TO 20N123W TO 23N140W TO 04N140W TO 10N120W TO
18N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N91W TO 09N91W TO 09N88W TO 09N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO
30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...W WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 06N78W TO 09N79W TO 08N81W TO 04N82W TO 04N81W TO 04N79W
TO 06N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 12N131W TO 14N136W TO 20N140W TO 05N140W TO 05N134W TO
10N134W TO 12N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE NORTH.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC THU MAR 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM NEAR THE PANAMA/COLOMBIA BORDER ACROSS 
07N85W TO 03N94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS UP TO 50 NM ALONG EITHER 
SIDED OF THE TROUGH. ITCZ FROM 03N94W ACROSS 07N115W TO BEYOND 
04N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 131W.

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.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.