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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 150836
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JUL 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JUL 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUL 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 17.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 14.9N 111.8W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL
15 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE
QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N108W TO
20N112W TO 16N113W TO 14N111W TO 14N108W TO 16N107W TO 19N108W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 15.1N 116.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NE SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N112W TO 20N117W TO 16N120W TO 11N113W TO 
14N111W TO 19N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 16.2N 119.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N113W TO 22N115W TO 21N122W TO 16N123W TO 
10N120W TO 10N116W TO 18N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N113W TO 23N118W TO 20N124W TO 
08N124W TO 10N114W TO 14N112W TO 21N113W 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.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N91W TO 10N90W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 13N138W 1010 MB. WITHIN 10N136W TO 11N137W TO 
11N139W TO 10N140W TO 06N140W TO 08N137W TO 10N136W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12.5N139W 1010 MB. CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N138W TO 23N140W TO 18N140W TO
18N138W TO 19N137W TO 21N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0700 UTC WED JUL 15...

.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM
E SEMICIRCLE...AND 240 NM SEMICIRCLE. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N74W TO 10N85W TO 08N87W. ITCZ FROM 08N87W
TO 06N91W...THEN RESUMES FROM 06N94W TO 13N108W...THEN RESUMES
FROM 12N114W TO 07N123W TO 12N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...FROM 12N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 89W AND 94W...WITHIN 390 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 106W AND 
135W...AND WITHIN 210 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 119W AND 131W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...WITHIN 
270 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 93W AND 107W...AND FROM 05N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.