000
FZPN03 KNHC 180944
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO
15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
15N94W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 28N111W TO 28N112W TO 27N112W TO 24N110W TO 23N108W TO
25N109W TO 28N111W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N108W TO 21N108W TO 19N107W TO
19N106W TO 20N106W TO 22N108W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 13N109W TO 16N140W TO 06N140W TO 06N128W TO 13N109W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N108W TO 13N113W TO 12N130W TO
11N134W TO 05N131W TO 05N111W TO 11N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N113W TO 11N115W TO 10N127W TO
06N128W TO 05N117W TO 05N112W TO 09N113W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 00N98W TO 00N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S91W TO
00N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N101W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S93W TO 
03N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N138W 1010 MB. WITHIN 30N137W 
TO 30N140W TO 20N140W TO 20N139W TO 30N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N135W 1013 MB WITHIN 30N130W 
TO 30N140W TO 19N140W TO 23N133W TO 20N127W TO 24N127W TO 30N130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC MON MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 05N95W. ITCZ FROM 05N95W TO 
04N120W TO 05N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM 
SOUTH OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...AND WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 105W AND 110W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.