293 
FZPN03 KNHC 242208
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 31N137W 1000 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 
30N127W TO 21N134W. N OF 29N AND W OF 138W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 
26N140W TO 26N136W TO 30N135W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 
TO 21 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N124W TO 30N124W TO 30N140W 
TO 18N140W TO 19N133W TO 26N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N137.5W 999 MB. COLD FRONT 
FROM 30N126W TO 23N130W. N OF 28N AND W OF 138W N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N135W TO 30N137W TO 
30N140W TO 24N140W TO 25N135W TO 28N135W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 
16N140W TO 18N132W TO 23N126W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N135W 1004 MB. WITHIN 27N131W 
TO 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 22N140W TO 22N135W TO 24N130W TO 27N131W
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
26N139W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N140W TO 12N140W TO 
14N131W TO 20N125W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVED N OF AREA AND WEAKENED. SURFACE
TROUGH FROM 30N129W TO 25N130W. WITHIN 30N130W TO 30N140W TO 
27N140W TO 27N136W TO 28N130W TO 30N130W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N140W TO 04N140W 
TO 07N98W TO 14N116W TO 22N123W TO 30N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 14.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 11N98W TO 11N96W 
TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 13N95W 
TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 13N99W TO 12N98W TO
12N97W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 15N95W TO 13N98W TO 
12N102W TO 10N104W TO 09N102W TO 11N97W TO 15N95W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 10N140W TO 05N140W TO 00N132W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S111W
TO 01N116W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. WITHIN 09N101W TO 08N107W TO 10N118W TO 07N118W TO
04N112W TO 06N103W TO 09N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N112W TO 17N123W TO 09N132W TO 
04N115W TO 04N103W TO 07N101W TO 11N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH WARNING AREA TO THE NW 
MENTIONED ABOVE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO
12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY HOUR 15. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...
BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT BY HOUR 18.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N92W TO 09N92W TO
08N89W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 10N91W TO 09N91W TO
09N89W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2120 UTC SAT FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
EQUATORIAL TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 02N88W TO 04N104W. ITCZ FROM 
04N104W TO 05N121W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N TO 
10N BETWEEN 100W AND 109W...AND FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND
126W.

$$
.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.