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FZPN03 KNHC 231612
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. WITHIN 
31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO 28N113W TO 29N112W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N112W TO 26N113W TO 20N124W. 
WITHIN 30N113W TO 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 28N113W TO 
27N110W TO 30N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...W WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N107W TO 18N112W. 
WITHIN 30N113W TO 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO 28N113W TO 
27N110W TO 30N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...W WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N113W TO 30N114W TO 29N114W TO 
26N111W TO 27N110W TO 28N111W TO 30N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 22N131W. WITHIN 30N127W TO 30N140W 
TO 19N140W TO 23N133W TO 25N132W TO 30N127W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N112W TO 26N113W TO 20N124W. 
WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 27N139W TO 23N127W TO 24N117W TO 
29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. WITHIN 16N131W TO 21N128W TO 25N140W TO 01N140W TO 04N130W
TO 07N128W TO 16N131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 29N115W TO 
30N136W TO 21N127W TO 19N122W TO 20N109W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. WITHIN 17N121W TO 27N140W TO 03N140W TO 06N130W TO 17N121W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N123W TO 12N140W TO 03N140W TO 03N128W TO 07N122W TO
11N123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N94W TO 15N93W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 16N98W TO 15N98W 
TO 14N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1550 UTC SAT MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA NEAR 08N82W
TO 06N104W TO 00N129W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 101W AND 124W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 
10N E OF 89W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.