664 
FZPN03 KNHC 120324
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 26N140W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 
27N120W TO 25N130W TO 28N131W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 134W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
26N115W TO 25N118W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 12N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA 
AND NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N AND SE OF A LINE 
FROM 31.5N114W TO 30N115W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N AND SE OF A LINE FROM 31N113W TO 
30N115W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED APR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 
04N97W. THE ITCZ STRETCHES FROM 04N97W TO 03N120W TO BEYOND 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS 
NOTED FROM 00N TO 07N AND W OF 127W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.