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FZPN03 KNHC 030335
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 3 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JAN 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN  5.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 14N124W TO 14N135W TO 18N138W TO 18N140W TO 09N140W TO
10N130W TO 14N124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N118W TO 30N140W TO 03N140W TO 
13N119W TO 29N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 13 FT NW PART IN FRESH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N132W TO 19N128W TO 23N132W TO 
21N140W TO 09N139W TO 12N128W TO 17N132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
29N115W TO 26N140W TO 15N133W TO 03N140W TO 03N131W TO 15N114W TO
29N115W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N128W TO 23N140W TO 09N140W TO 
08N132W TO 12N121W TO 26N128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N111W TO 
23N134W TO 15N127W TO 09N140W TO 01N140W TO 11N115W TO 
22N111W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 10N88W TO 09N91W TO 09N92W TO 08N91W TO
08N90W TO 10N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND W
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N90W TO 10N91W TO 10N92W TO 09N93W TO
08N91W TO 08N90W TO 09N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED W AND NE SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 13N96W TO 12N103W TO 03.4S108W TO 04N100W TO 03.4S95W TO
03N93W TO 13N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S94.5W TO 03S95.5W TO 03S96.5W TO 
03.4S97.5W TO 03.4S93.5W TO 03S94.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N123W TO 29N123W TO
29N119W TO 28N115W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO
BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 25N131W
TO 28N120W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N123W TO 29N122W TO 
29N120W TO 29N118W TO 29N117W TO 30N118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N115W 
TO 30N140W TO 23N140W TO 25N128W TO 23N119W TO 29N115W... 
INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC WED JAN 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N73.5W TO 09N83W TO 05.5N97W TO 04N108W. 
ITCZ FROM 04N108W TO 08N126W TO BEYOND 06N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 01N TO 04.5N E OF 86W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 07.5N BETWEEN 
92W AND 107W...AND FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 126W AND 140W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.