Skip Navigation Links
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration logo National Weather Service logo United States Department of Commerce

High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


000
FZPN03 KNHC 092116
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU APR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU APR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE 11N86W TO 10N90W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE 11N86W TO 09N91W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

.S OF 00N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. EAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M 
IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU APR 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 06N85W TO 05N100W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 05N100W TO 06N120W TO 02N140W. A SECOND ITCZ IS SOUTH 
OF THE EQUATOR AND RUNS FROM 06S88W TO 02S120W TO 04S140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 00N TO 05N 
BETWEEN 83W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W...AND FROM 02N TO 06N W OF 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.