514 
FZPN03 KNHC 030945
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN  5.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N88W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N89W TO 
10N87W TO 08N94W TO 07N94W TO 07N90W TO 08N89W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING W AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N92W TO 10N92W TO 10N93W TO 09N93W TO
07N93W TO 07N92W TO 09N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W 
TO NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 18N129W TO 22N133W TO 22N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N132W TO
13N128W TO 18N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 
20N132W TO 03N140W TO 11N118W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT NW PART SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN
FRESH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N127W TO 22N140W TO 10N140W TO 
09N139W TO 12N127W TO 15N130W TO 22N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
27N115W TO 22N130W TO 13N130W TO 08N140W TO 02N135W TO 13N114W TO
27N115W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N123W TO 26N130W TO 22N140W TO 
08N139W TO 07N133W TO 11N121W TO 18N123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N131W TO 25N134W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 04N133W TO 10N115W TO
30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N96W TO 11N103W TO 06N107W TO 03N104W TO 03.4S106W TO
03.4S91W TO 12N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N99W TO 08N101W TO 08N101W TO 07N102W
TO 06N100W TO 06N99W TO 07N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
W TO NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N123W TO 29N121W TO
27N123W TO 27N119W TO 28N116W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO 25N133W
TO 28N122W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 29N118W TO 30N126W TO 
28N118W TO 26N116W TO 27N114W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N115W TO 
30N123W TO 30N140W TO 22N140W TO 22N128W TO 28N115W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N122W TO 29N121W TO 
29N122W TO 29N121W TO 30N119W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N131W TO 
14N117W TO 22N111W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY 
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 30.5N113.5W TO 
30.5N114W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 29.5N114W TO 30N113.5W TO 
30.5N113.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 31.5N114W TO 
31.5N115W TO 31N114.5W TO 30.5N113.5W TO 30.5N113W TO 31N113W TO 
31.5N114W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC WED JAN 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N73.5W TO 09N83W TO LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 
04N104W. ITCZ FROM 04.5N108W TO 08N126W TO BEYOND 06N140W. 
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 01.5N TO 04.5N E OF 
89W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 02N TO 
07.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W...AND FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W 
AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.