285 
FZPN03 KNHC 290944
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI DEC 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 
15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 15N96W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W 
TO 14N95W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N93W TO 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 14N98W TO 
13N98W TO 12N94W TO 14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W. WITHIN 30N127W TO 30N140W 
TO 26N140W TO 26N136W TO 28N129W TO 30N127W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 30 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND W TO NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N115W TO 30N127W TO 27N140W TO 09N140W TO 
15N125W TO 30N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 29N115W TO 
14N126W TO 10N140W TO 03N140W TO 00N109W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 20N139W. WITHIN 
30N121W TO 30N140W TO 11N140W TO 18N130W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 20N106W TO 30N121W 
TO 10N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N122W TO 13N107W TO 20N106W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 24N115W TO 
30N115W TO 30N130W TO 17N140W TO 07N140W TO 12N124W TO 
24N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 12N97W TO 27N113W TO 
23N140W TO 12N124W TO 00N140W TO 03.4S111W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING 
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI DEC 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 05N98W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N98W 
TO 06N120W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 79W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 111W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.