NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER and
CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER

999 
FZPN03 KNHC 160748
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 30N115W TO
29N113W TO 30N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... S TO SW 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.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N124.5W TO 29.5N123W TO
29.5N121.5W TO 29.5N120.5W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N125W TO 29N124W TO
28N123W TO 29N121W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0730 UTC THU APR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COASTAL COLOMBIA AT 07N77W TO 
05N79W TO 08N85W TO 05N119W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N119W TO 
BEYOND 06N140W. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM
03S86W TO 01S103W. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
03S118W TO 01S139W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG
CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM 03N-07W TO 110W-120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 05S-05N 
BETWEEN 87W-110W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION EXTENDS FROM
05N-11N BETWEEN 124W-140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.