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FZPN03 KNHC 310854
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB  2.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 
14N97W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 07N90W TO 13N94W TO 
12N113W TO 02N110W TO 03.4S116W TO 03.4S93W TO 07N90W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N95.5W TO 
15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W 
TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 13N95W TO 11N117W TO 02N113W TO 03.4S116W TO 03.4S98W TO 
05N91W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 10N90W TO 09N89W TO
09N87W TO 09N86W TO 12N86W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 09N90W TO 11N90W TO 11N91W TO 09N92W TO
07N89W TO 08N88W TO 09N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N89W TO 10N92W TO 09N91W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N140W 
TO 25N140W TO 28N131W TO 30N129W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT WITHIN WIND WAVES AND IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N129W TO 27N133W TO 25N140W TO 21N140W TO 
24N133W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N140W. WITHIN 
30N122W TO 29N127W TO 30N138W TO 29N137W TO 26N127W TO 26N126W TO
30N122W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT WITHIN WIND WAVES 
AND IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N133W TO 
29N135W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 26N130W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 27N122W TO 30N121W 
TO 25N135W TO 25N140W TO 17N140W TO 27N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 21N129W. WITHIN 
30N117W TO 30N140W TO 21N140W TO 21N133W TO 26N119W TO 30N117W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 
30N115W TO 22N130W TO 22N140W TO 04N140W TO 08N129W TO 
30N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 08N79W TO 07N81W TO 04N84W TO 01N83W TO 01N81W TO 04N81W
TO 08N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO
PENINSULA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N80W TO 07N80W TO 07N81W TO 03N84W TO
01N84W TO 01N82W TO 05N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA AND 
NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N114W TO 15N117W TO 11N140W TO 04N140W TO 05N130W TO
01S120W TO 11N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO 
SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N125W TO 14N129W TO 14N140W TO 
04N140W TO 10N126W TO 14N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W 
TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S105W TO 01N113W TO 00N117W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S101W TO 01S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S105W TO 00N108W TO 01S120W TO 
03.4S120W TO 03.4S102W TO 01S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC WED JAN 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
EQUATORIAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 06N89W. ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 06N89W TO 03N120W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 88W AND 104W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.