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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 170908
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT OCT 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 19.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 16.0N 103.4W 979 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 17
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND
120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N101W
TO 18N102W TO 17N105W TO 16N105W TO 14N104W TO 15N101W TO 
17N101W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 16N99W TO 24N111W TO 12N113W TO 08N106W TO 11N100W TO 
16N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 18.6N 105.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 60 NM NE 
QUADRANT...210 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N106W TO 20N107W TO 18N107W TO 
18N106W TO 17N104W TO 18N103W TO 21N106W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N99W TO 22N109W TO 
18N117W TO 07N116W TO 04N104W TO 17N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 20.5N 106.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE 90 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N106W TO 
22N107W TO 22N109W TO 20N109W TO 19N108W TO 20N105W TO 22N106W 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
20N106W TO 22N106W TO 21N109W TO 20N109W TO 17N106W TO 18N104W TO
20N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 
16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N94W 
TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 12N95W TO 12N94W TO 16N94W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N95W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W
TO 11N97W TO 10N97W TO 10N96W TO 13N94W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N92W TO 
16N95W TO 15N97W TO 11N98W TO 09N97W TO 11N93W TO 13N92W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 09N98W 
TO 12N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N91W TO 16N95W TO 10N100W TO 06N99W 
TO 06N96W TO 08N93W TO 13N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 27N139W TO 30N135W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N132W TO 30N128W TO 30N140W TO 
15N140W TO 16N138W TO 25N136W TO 27N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 
25N135W TO 27N128W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 05N96W TO 15N129W TO 20N140W TO 00N140W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S84W TO 05N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S 
TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N84W TO 03N97W TO 02N105W TO 06N111W 
TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S84W TO 02N84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N104W TO 07N110W TO 06N116W TO 
00N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S92W TO 01N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT OCT 17...

.HURRICANE TRUDY...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 13N 
TO 19N BETWEEN 101W AND 107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 10N94W...FROM 12N101W TO 05N129W. 
ITCZ FROM 05N131W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
S OF 13N E OF 95W. NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 01N 
TO 08N BETWEEN 105W AND 122W.

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.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.