000
FZPN03 KNHC 050240
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAY 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY  6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY  7.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11.5N86W TO 11.5N87W TO 11N87.5W TO 10.5N87.5W TO
10.5N87W TO 11N86W TO 11.5N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N86W TO 11.5N86.5W TO 11N87W TO 
10.5N87W TO 10.5N86.5W TO 10.5N86W TO 11.5N86W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. FROM 09.5N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 88.5W AND 90.5W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11.5N86W TO 11.5N86.5W TO 
11N87W TO 10.5N87W TO 10.5N86.5W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 08.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 30N120W TO 29N134W TO 28N135W TO 26N130W TO 27N124W TO
30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 19N111W TO 17N130W TO 22N140W TO 05N140W TO 02N130W TO
07N106W TO 19N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. WITHIN 03N95W TO 07N107W TO 00N134W TO 
03.4S120W TO 03.4S86W TO 03N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N107W TO 23N113W TO 16N126W TO 
19N140W TO 01N140W TO 09N95W TO 13N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 04N101W TO 08N102W TO 05N116W 
TO 00N129W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S88W TO 04N101W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N112W TO 18N127W TO 18N140W TO 
03N140W TO 04N121W TO 11N108W TO 23N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 01S104W TO 01S111W TO 
02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S93W TO 01S104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0220 UTC FRI MAY 5...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N74.5W TO 07N90W. AN ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 07N90W TO 07N109W..WHERE A SURFACE TROUGH IS 
LOCATED ALONG 113W...THEN ITCZ RESUMES FROM 06.5N115W TO 04N128W
TO BEYOND 04.5N140W. A SECOND ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03S97W TO 
02.5S108W TO BEYOND 03.4S114W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION FROM 00.5N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 92W...AND FROM 
03.5N TO 09N BETWEEN 104W AND 139W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION S OF 02S BETWEEN 86W AND 109W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 
104W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.