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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 240840
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N94.5W
TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 16N95.5W TO 
15N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N88W TO
10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. NW 
OF FRONT...WITHIN 30N139W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 30N139W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. 
WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 30N137W TO 30N136W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0815 UTC TUE MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 06N90W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N90W
TO 05N104W TO 05N115W TO 05N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 102W AND 105W AND WITHIN 
60 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 111W AND 114W AND BETWEEN 127W AND 
131W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.