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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 120856
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11.5N86.5W TO 12N87.5W TO 12N88W TO 11N88.5W TO 11N88W
TO 11N86W TO 11.5N86.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 15N132W TO 15N133W TO 12N138W TO 11N138W TO 09N130W TO
10N128W TO 15N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED E AND S
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N136W TO 16N140W TO 10N140W TO 
10N127W TO 11N123W TO 14N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN 
MIXED E AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N127W TO 21N133W TO 26N134W TO 
26N140W TO 11N140W TO 10N128W TO 18N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.WITHIN 01S107W TO 02S111W TO 00N113W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S102W TO 01S107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S102W TO 01N111W TO 01S115W TO 
03.4S117W TO 03S100W TO 02S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M 
IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S113W TO 01S115W TO 01S116W TO 
03.4S118W TO 03.4S112W TO 02S113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M
IN S TO SW SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
SCATTERED TSTORMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
14N97W TO 14N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W 
TO 15.5N95.5W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 14.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 12N99W TO 
13N100W TO 13N101W TO 12N101W TO 11N100W TO 12N99W 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 0800 UTC TUE MAY 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N74W TO 09N86W TO 03.5N92W TO 09N110W TO 
05N119W TO 08N134W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION FROM 01N TO 10N E OF 101W...FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 
105W AND 113W...AND FROM 03N TO 11N W OF 113W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.