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High Seas Forecast (Tropical NE Pacific)



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FZPN03 KNHC 280818
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN APR 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN APR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N117W TO 30N123W TO 28N121W TO 28N118W TO 25N113W TO
28N118W TO 29N117W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N122W TO 30N125W TO 
29N123.5W TO 29.5N120W TO 30N119W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N127W TO 
27N126W TO 26N122W TO 28N118W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120.5W TO 30N123.5W TO 30N123W TO 
30N122W TO 30N121W TO 30N120.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N117W TO 
30N128W TO 22N133W TO 23N124W TO 27N117W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N129W TO 13N133W TO 12N135W TO 14N140W TO 13N140W TO
11N134W TO 12N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N130W TO 20N130W TO 22N140W TO 
04N140W TO 10N120W TO 17N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N132W TO 13N134W TO 12N139W TO 
11N138W TO 11N135W TO 12N132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N130W TO 23N135W TO 23N140W TO
06N140W TO 09N132W TO 10N121W TO 16N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N133W TO 24N140W TO 06N140W TO 
07N129W TO 10N126W TO 22N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC SUN APR 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE EQUATORIAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09.5N74W TO 09N90W TO 07N102W
TO 08N112W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N112W TO 09.5N118W TO BEYOND 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 11N
E OF 89W...AND FROM 03N TO 07N W OF 133W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 80W
AND 131W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.