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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 240832
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU SEP 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE POLO NEAR 16.5N 103.5W 923 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 24
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT
GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 110 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N100W TO 19N104W TO 18N106W 
TO 14N106W TO 13N104W TO 14N100W TO 17N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 13N101W TO 
19N105W TO 15N107W TO 09N104W TO 10N97W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING 
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO NEAR 17.2N 106.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT GUSTS 175 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180
NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 13.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N103W TO 20N106W TO 
20N109W TO 16N110W TO 14N108W TO 15N104W TO 18N103W...INCLUDING 
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N101W TO 23N112W TO 17N115W TO 14N109W
TO 09N109W TO 10N103W TO 16N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO NEAR 17.7N 110.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 
NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 13.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N107W TO 21N109W TO 
20N113W TO 16N113W TO 15N109W TO 16N108W TO 19N107W WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N104W TO 
26N113W TO 27N117W TO 11N116W TO 09N106W TO 18N104W...INCLUDING 
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 16.1N 126.0W 978 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 24 
MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE 
AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 240 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO
8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N124W TO 20N129W TO 17N131W TO 11N127W
TO 13N122W TO 20N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N122W TO 22N126W TO 22N130W TO 16N135W
TO 10N130W TO 12N122W TO 18N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 17.5N 123.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 210 NM SE AND NW
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N121W TO 
21N125W TO 18N129W TO 13N126W TO 11N123W TO 15N119W TO 20N121W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
17N116W TO 22N120W TO 23N129W TO 17N135W TO 10N131W TO 11N120W TO
17N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODALYS NEAR 19.1N 123.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 
210 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N120W 
TO 22N122W TO 20N128W TO 18N128W TO 16N123W TO 17N120W TO 20N120W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
27N117W TO 25N124W TO 21N130W TO 15N130W TO 10N126W TO 11N116W TO
27N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0600 UTC THU SEP 24...

.HURRICANE POLO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER... 
EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 98W AND 107W.

.HURRICANE ODALYS...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. 
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM IN THE
NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 1009 MB LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA AT 
10N74W TO ACROSS PANAMA AND COSTA RICA TO NEAR GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
AT 10N86W TO NEAR GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AT 15N96W. MONSOON TROUGH 
RESUMES SSW OF ODALYS FROM 12N127W TO 11N132W TO 12N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W 
AND 83W...FROM 02N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W...FROM 13N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 99W...AND WITHIN 210 NM SW OF MONSOON TROUGH W OF
134W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 97W AND 101W...
AND WITHIN 180 NM SE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 125W AND 134W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.