769 
FZPN03 KNHC 230944
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF CALIFORNIA GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N114W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 30N114W 
TO 29N113W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N112W TO 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 
30N114W TO 27N112W TO 29N112W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 12N120W TO 14N140W TO 02N140W TO 03N126W TO 08N119W TO
12N120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 23N132W. WITHIN 30N128W TO 30N140W 
TO 20N140W TO 23N134W TO 30N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N114W TO 20N128W. WITHIN 
24N126W TO 29N114W TO 30N124W TO 23N134W TO 21N140W TO 14N140W TO
24N126W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N131W TO 
30N140W TO 01N140W TO 03N124W TO 07N122W TO 21N131W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 26N113W TO 
30N114W TO 21N140W TO 02N140W TO 06N129W TO 26N113W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N119W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N125W TO
30N139W TO 21N140W TO 23N128W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W TO
15N93W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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 0930 UTC SAT MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N82W TO 07N100W TO 00130W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 101W AND 133W. 

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.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.