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FZPN03 KNHC 200258
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU APR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N116W TO 30N118W TO 29N118W TO 26N115W TO
28N115W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N128W TO 24N140W TO 15N140W
TO 20N131W TO 24N115W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 13N136W TO 13N137W TO 13N139W TO 
12N138W TO 12N137W TO 12N136W TO 13N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N115W TO 30N118W TO 30N126W TO 
22N121W TO 21N117W TO 23N115W TO 26N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 20N124W TO 19N137W TO 
11N140W TO 11N136W TO 08N133W TO 09N129W TO 20N124W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N122.5W TO 30N124W TO 29.5N123.5W TO 
29.5N122.5W TO 30N122.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL. WITHIN 16N130W TO 18N140W TO 06N140W TO 08N130W TO 
16N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC THU APR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 03.5N80W TO 07N92W TO 
04N105W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N105W TO 05N125W TO BEYOND 
02N125W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 00N TO 
07.5N BETWEEN 84W AND 98W...AND FROM 02.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 104W 
AND 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.