000
FZPN03 KNHC 190252
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 28N133W TO 29N131W TO
29N116W TO 30N126W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY... N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N117W TO 30N118W TO 
26N115W TO 27N114W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY 
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N114W TO 29N115W TO 30N133W TO 
20N140W TO 19N126W TO 25N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N115W TO 30N117W TO 21N127W TO 
19N138W TO 10N140W TO 10N125W TO 21N115W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM
OF SHORE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.

.WITHIN 08.5N139.5W TO 09N140W TO 07.5N140W TO 08N139.5W TO
08N139.5W TO 08.5N139.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED
N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N136W TO 13N138W TO 12N138W TO 
11N135W TO 12N135W TO 14N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC WED APR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 04N84W TO 04N93W TO 
03N109W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03N110W TO 01.5N120W...AND AGAIN FROM
01.5N126W TO BEYOND 00.5N140W. ANOTHER ITCZ IS FARTHER S... 
EXTENDING FROM 01S103W TO BEYOND 03.4S115W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 02.5N TO 07N BETWEEN 84W AND 
97W...AND S OF 01S BETWEEN 89W AND 111W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.