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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 181547
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT APR 18 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N97W TO
12N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N136W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 
29N136W TO 30N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N133W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 
28N138W TO 30N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW 
TO N SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC SAT APR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 08N86W TO 05N100W TO 05N110W.
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N110W TO 06N121W TO 05N131W TO 05N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE ITCZ
BETWEEN 118W AND 125W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 
85W AND 92W AND WITHIN 30 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 132W AND
136W. A SECOND ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 01S88W TO 01S110W TO 02S120W 
TO 03S130W TO 02S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE
ITCZ BETWEEN 90W AND 104W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.