266 
FZPN03 KNHC 042110
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 21N117W TO 30N128W TO 30N140W TO 02N140W TO 04N127W TO 
13N116W TO 21N117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N128W TO 23N121W TO 22N118W 
TO 23N112W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND 
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N126W TO 21N119W 
TO 19N112W TO 22N109W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO 
BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 18N113W TO 30N126W TO 30N140W TO 
00N140W TO 08N116W TO 18N113W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N127W TO 26N140W TO 06N140W TO 
07N134W TO 15N126W TO 22N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 30N116W TO 23N127W TO 16N125W 
TO 00N140W TO 02N118W TO 09N110W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU JAN 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 06N92W TO 07N100W. THE
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N100W TO 06N126W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N E OF 87W AND FROM 02N TO 10N BETWEEN 
99W AND 110W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS/HOGSETT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.