614 
FZPN03 KNHC 130322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU APR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 27N120W 
TO 23N132W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 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 
28N116W TO 25N118W TO 30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N BETWEEN 117W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 23N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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 FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31.5N114W 
TO 30N115W. SE OF FRONT TO 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT 31N113W TO 
30N115W. SE OF FRONT TO 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.42 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 THU APR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 
04N80W TO 04N92W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N92W TO 02N120W TO 
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS 
FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 90W AND 101W. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE 
ACTIVITY IS NOTED WITHIN ABOUT 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 101W 
AND 109W...AND FROM THE EQUATOR TO 02N BETWEEN 131W AND 137W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.