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FZPN03 KNHC 302147
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR  1.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA ACROSS 
NORTHERN BAJA SUR TO 22N128W. WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 
22N140W TO 21N128W TO 23N122W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 30N116W TO 
23N130W TO 24N140W TO 06N140W TO 12N132W TO 19N117W TO 30N116W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N131W TO 19N136W TO 21N140W TO 
16N140W TO 16N131W TO 17N128W TO 19N131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N115W TO 19N122W TO 
24N140W TO 05N140W TO 10N118W TO 20N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 13N88W TO 13N89W TO 11N93W TO 09N93W TO 09N89W TO 10N86W
TO 13N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 13N136W TO 13N140W TO 05N140W TO 06N134W TO 13N136W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE NORTH.

.WITHIN 07N79W TO 08N80W TO 05N82W TO 04N81W TO 04N79W TO 05N79W
TO 07N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA...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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC THU MAR 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM NEAR THE PANAMA/COLOMBIA BORDER ACROSS 
07N86W TO 04N95W. ITCZ FROM 04N95W TO 06N116W, THEN FROM 06N120W
TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE PRESENT ALONG EITHER 
SIDE, UP TO 50 NM OF THE TROUGH, AND UP TO 150 NM OF THE ITCZ.
ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH IS BETWEEN THE ITCZS NEAR 07N116W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG IS NOTED FROM 03N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 118W.

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.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.