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FZPN03 KNHC 171542
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 15N96W
TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 13N115W TO 16N132W TO 14N140W TO 07N140W TO 06N131W TO
07N117W TO 13N115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N122W TO 13N133W TO 13N140W TO 
06N140W TO 05N122W TO 10N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N129W TO 14N140W TO 05N140W TO 
06N135W TO 15N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N123W TO 28N122W TO
28N118W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N125W TO 27N124W TO 
27N119W TO 28N116W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N116W TO 30N122W TO 
26N119W TO 29N114W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N121W TO 30N140W TO 23N140W TO 25N120W TO 
29N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON APR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 06N95W. ITCZ FROM 06N95W TO BEYOND
04N140W. SECOND TROUGH FROM 02N85W TO 01S95W. SECOND ITCZ 
FROM 01S95W TO 02S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 81W AND 88W...AND FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 116W AND 121W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.