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High Seas Forecast (Tropical NE Pacific)



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FZPN03 KNHC 190857
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO
16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15.5N94W TO 15.5N95W TO 14N96W 
TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 15.5N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 12N96W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES NEAR 23N136W 1012 MB. WITHIN 25N139W TO 30N139W TO 
30N140W TO 19N140W TO 21N137W TO 25N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WITHIN 28N128W TO 29N131W TO 
29N136W TO 26N138W TO 25N135W TO 24N128W TO 28N128W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N108W TO 13N119W TO 08N135W TO 04N130W TO 04N107W TO
12N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N103W TO 10N110W TO 10N126W TO
07N127W TO 05N118W TO 04N111W TO 08N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N117W TO 13N122W TO 12N128W TO
09N135W TO 04N126W TO 07N118W TO 11N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 01N96W TO 02N101W TO 01N122W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S97W TO
01N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 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 0830 UTC TUE MAR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 04N95W TO 03N100W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 03N100W TO 02N115W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 82W AND 92W...AND FROM 06N TO 
08N BETWEEN 104W AND 107W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.