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High Seas Forecast (Tropical NE Pacific) (Text)



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FZPN03 KNHC 282117
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING... 
.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE 
AREA FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N96.5W TO 11N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N 
TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OF LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 99W AND 104W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 102W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04N TO 17N W OF 130W...AND FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 28N130W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 29N140W. N OF A 
LINE FROM 30N118W TO 26N126W TO 27N132W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 27N140W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 25N125W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 25N130W TO 25N140W. 
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N123W TO 28N130W 
TO 30N135W. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N AND W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 24N130W TO 24N140W. 
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL N OF A LINE FROM 30N121W 
TO 26N127W TO 30N136W. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N AND W OF 118W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW 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 2100 UTC THU MAR 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

AN EQUATORIAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1011 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER 
NORTHERN COLOMBIA TO 07N100W TO THE EQUATOR AT 120W. THE ITCZ IS 
SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR AND RUNS WESTWARD FROM 01S110W TO 03S125W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02N TO 09N BETWEEN 
90W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
IS FROM 02N TO 06N W OF 130W. 

$$

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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