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FZPN03 KNHC 270226
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT APR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N116W TO 30N117W TO 29N116W TO 28N114W TO
29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N121W TO 29N120W TO
29N118W TO 29N117W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 26N115W TO 26N114W TO
27N114W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE... NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN
30N116W TO 29N118W TO 30N123W TO 28N120W TO 27N118W TO 29N116W TO
30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N123.5W TO 30N122.5W TO
29.5N122.5W TO 30N121.5W TO 29.5N120.5W TO 30N121W N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N117W TO
30N125W TO 28N124W TO 27N121W TO 27N119W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N136W TO 11N138W TO 13N139W TO 13N140W TO 10N140W TO
10N137W TO 11N136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N123W TO 20N140W TO 07N140W TO 07N134W
TO 10N132W TO 10N123W TO 15N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N133W TO 21N140W TO 05N140W TO
11N123W TO 18N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N133W TO 19N133W TO 21N140W TO
06N140W TO 11N127W TO 15N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 30N113W TO 29N113W TO 30N114W TO
28N113W TO 28N112W TO 30N113W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 31.5N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 0200 UTC SAT APR 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE EQUATORIAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N76W TO 09N89W TO 08.5N114W.
ITCZ FROM 08.5N114W TO 08N125W TO 05N132W TO BEYOND 06.5N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 08.5N
BETWEEN 81W AND 96W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 107W AND 132W. SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION W OF 137W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.