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FZPN03 KNHC 200351
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W
TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 13N96W TO 12N96W TO
13N94W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 08N108W TO 12N112W TO 12N120W TO 11N133W TO 07N138W TO
04N111W TO 08N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N115W TO 12N122W TO 11N130W TO 
07N132W TO 05N127W TO 06N116W TO 09N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N121W TO 13N126W TO 09N137W TO 
06N135W TO 06N122W TO 07N119W TO 11N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 27N129W TO 28N131W TO 25N131W TO 24N130W TO 24N127W TO
25N126W TO 27N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 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 0330 UTC WED MAR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 04N99W. ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 04N99W TO 01N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 01N TO 07N BETWEEN 88W AND 98W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 00N TO 05N BETWEEN 105W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.