985 
FZPN03 KNHC 040323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 4 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 4.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN  5.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN  6.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N116W TO 29N120W TO 30N125W TO 29N120W TO
26N123W TO 29N115W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 
25N124W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N119W TO 30N121W TO 
29N122W TO 27N117W TO 27N116W TO 30N118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 
30N133W TO 20N124W TO 20N115W TO 23N112W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N121W TO 29N121W TO 
30N120W TO 30N119W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N134W TO 18N119W TO 12N115W 
TO 20N109W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND 
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 19N127W TO 22N133W TO 22N140W TO 14N140W TO 09N137W TO
12N127W TO 19N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N117W TO 25N124W TO
16N132W TO 13N140W TO 04N140W TO 08N123W TO 15N117W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N128W TO 22N140W TO 10N140W TO 
08N134W TO 12N122W TO 26N128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N115W TO 
20N122W TO 30N133W TO 30N140W TO 01N140W TO 13N115W TO 20N115W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N126W TO 24N132W TO 25N139W TO 
09N140W TO 09N126W TO 18N126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N116W TO 
30N133W TO 24N140W TO 14N128W TO 01N135W TO 07N116W TO 14N116W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 30.5N113.5W TO 30.5N114.5W TO 
30N114.5W TO 29.5N114W TO 30N113.5W TO 30.5N113.5W W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 07N99W TO 07N101W TO 06N101W TO 05N100W TO 04N98W TO
05N98W TO 07N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0220 UTC THU JAN 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N73W TO 09.5N83W TO 06.5N103W. ITCZ 
FROM 05N108W TO 07.5N130W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 91W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 97W 
AND 109W...AND WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.