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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 292108
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN MAR 29 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 11N101W TO 11N98W TO
12N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO
15N96W TO 13N101W TO 10N102W TO 10N97W TO 12N94W TO 15N94W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 
15N96W TO 14N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. WITHIN 12N98W TO 12N102W TO 11N103W TO 11N101W
TO 11N100W TO 11N99W TO 12N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO
15N96W TO 12N103W TO 09N102W TO 08N95W TO 10N94W TO 15N94W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N97W TO
13N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N105W TO 08N103W TO 06N97W
TO 08N93W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N98W TO 12N98W TO 11N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N95W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. WITHIN 10N93W TO 09N98W
TO 12N106W TO 07N103W TO 05N99W TO 06N94W TO 10N93W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 09N89W TO 09N88W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N86W TO 
11N87W TO 10N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 87W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N87W TO 
11N88W TO 10N91W TO 09N92W TO 09N92W TO 09N88W TO 11N87W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MERGING E AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86.5W TO 11N87W TO 10.5N88W TO 
10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86.5W TO 11N86.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 M IN MERGING E AND S SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC SUN MAR 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74.5W TO 03N81W TO 05N94W.  
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N94W TO 02.5N104W TO 06N127W TO BEYOND 
04.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 
03N TO 07.5N BETWEEN 84W AND 93W...AND FROM 04N TO 06.5N BETWEEN
128W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.