717 
FZPN03 KNHC 032157
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN  5.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 24N119W TO 30N140W TO 03N140W TO 08N122W TO 14N117W TO
24N119W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N128W TO 28N128W TO 25N124W
TO 28N114W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 
17N116W TO 30N129W TO 30N140W TO 03N140W TO 08N123W TO 17N116W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N115W TO 30N124W TO 22N117W TO 
23N112W TO 30N115W...INCLUDING THE SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND 
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13
FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 21N117W TO 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W 
TO 05N133W TO 09N115W TO 21N117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N109W TO 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 01N140W
TO 06N118W TO 20N109W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND 
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N91W TO 08N91W TO 08N89W TO 09N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W 
TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 08N98W TO 09N101W TO 07N102W TO 04N100W TO 02N97W TO
04N96W TO 08N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N113W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 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 2150 UTC WED JAN 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N91W TO 05N106W. THE
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N106W TO 05N129W THEN RESUMES W OF A SURFACE
TROUGH NEAR 05N133W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
01N TO 07N E OF 88W...FROM 00N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 111W...AND
FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.