399
FZPN03 KNHC 260241
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI APR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI APR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 16N134W TO 17N135W TO 17N136W TO 15N136W TO 14N134W TO
14N133W TO 16N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N126W TO 19N140W TO
06N140W TO 09N132W TO 09N123W TO 13N129W TO 15N126W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N130W TO 20N140W TO 07N140W TO
07N134W TO 10N123W TO 17N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N133W TO 21N140W TO 06N140W TO
10N124W TO 18N133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11.5N86W TO 11.5N87W TO 10.5N87W TO 10.5N86.5W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N121W TO 29.5N120.5W TO
29.5N119.5W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N116W TO 29N116W TO
27N114W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 29N118W TO
30N121W TO 29N121W TO 28N119W TO 28N116W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N113W TO 27N114W TO 27N115W TO
26N114W TO 26N113W TO 26N112W TO 26N113W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM
OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 30N116W TO 29N118W TO 30N122W TO 29N121W TO 27N118W TO
28N116W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N113W TO 30N114W TO 28N113W TO
28N112W TO 29N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 2120 UTC FRI APR 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08.5N83W TO 08N94W. ITCZ FROM 08N94W TO
07N115W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 00N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 89W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03.5N TO
12.5N BETWEEN 110W AND 126W...AND FROM 04.5N TO 08.5N BETWEEN
128W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.