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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


886 
FZPN03 KNHC 030837
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAY 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY  5.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95W TO 15.5N94W
TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N95W TO 
15.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS NEAR 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 16N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95W TO 
15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 M TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
15N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 
15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO
13.5N95.5W TO 13.5N95W TO 14N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W 
TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 16N133W TO 16N137W TO 20N138W TO 20N140W TO 12N140W TO
11N135W TO 16N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N132W TO 14N136W TO 16N140W TO 
10N140W TO 10N136W TO 14N132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N132W TO 19N140W TO 10N140W TO 
12N132W TO 14N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE 
SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W
TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING NORTHERN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N109.5W TO 23N110.5W TO 22.5N110.5W TO
22N110W TO 22.5N109.5W TO 23N109.5W...INCLUDING WATERS OFF CABO 
SAN LUCAS...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC SUN MAY 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N77W TO 07N94W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 07N94W TO 06N120W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 77W
AND 93W.

$$

.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.