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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 120839
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 14.5N95.5W 
TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 
14.5N95W TO 14.5N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 M IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 11N87W TO
11N86W TO 11N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N126W TO 30N129W TO 30N127.5W TO
30N127W TO 30N126.5W TO 30N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.5S108W TO 03S110.5W TO 03.5S112W TO
03.4S112W TO 03.4S108W TO 03.5S108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S108W TO 03S109W TO 03S112W TO 
03.4S112.5W TO 03.4S107.5W TO 03S108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0730 UTC SUN APR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N74W TO 01.5N84W TO 04N95W. ITCZ
EXTENDS FROM 04N95.5W TO 01.5N111W TO 04N128W TO 09N135W TO 
BEYOND 08N140W. A SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03.4S99W
TO 03S101W TO BEYOND 03.4S107W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM
01N TO 06N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION FROM 02.5N TO 07.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 121W...AND
FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS S OF 03S BETWEEN 101W AND 104W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.