763 
FZPN03 KNHC 152030
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 
15.5N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 
15.5N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W 
TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W TO 12N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
FROM 12N TO 14N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 14N95W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N105W TO 20N105W TO 20N106W TO 
19N106W TO 19N105W TO 19N104W TO 19N105W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N121W TO 11N121W TO 13N125W TO 
15N126W TO 17N129W TO 16N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N122W TO 15N132W TO 12N140W TO 
09N131W TO 07N120W TO 12N113W TO 14N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N114W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W TO 
16N140W TO 16N140W TO 15N132W TO 11N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2015 UTC SAT APR 15...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 09N117W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 09N75W TO 07N90W TO 07N103W 
TO 08N115W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 08N115W TO 06N127W TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 01N TO 06N BETWEEN 84W AND 
90W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 
84W...FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W AND WITHIN 60 NM N
OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 127W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.