031 
FZPN03 KNHC 052245
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI JAN 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN  6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN  7.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 24N125W TO 21N123W TO 20N109W TO
30N116W...SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 
20N125W TO 20N109W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO 
BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N125W TO 28N119W TO 
28N116W TO 29N115W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO 
BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N115W TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO 20N108W TO 
28N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 23N123W TO 27N140W TO 07N140W TO 06N128W TO 10N120W TO
23N123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED WIND
WAVE AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N109W TO 13N121W TO 20N124W
TO 06N140W TO 08N113W TO 20N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N127W TO 24N140W TO 07N140W TO 
07N132W TO 11N128W TO 21N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 14 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVE AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N108W
TO 20N108W TO 20N126W TO 10N129W TO 00N140W TO 00N120W TO 
12N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N108W TO 20N140W TO 00N140W TO 
03S120W TO 05N111W TO 20N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N114W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2230 UTC FRI JAN 5...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 09N90W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
09N90W TO 07N106W TO 04N122W TO BEYOND THE AREA AT 06N140W. 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 
133W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.