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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 211553
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 21 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W TO 11.5N97W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 
99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
TO 10N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 
92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 91W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 20N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 121W 
AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 25N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA AND NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W... 
INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 1500 UTC FRI MAR 21...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N75W TO 01N84W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 01N84W TO 05N110W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 00N TO 06N BETWEEN 98W AND 134W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.