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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 171216
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAY 17 2026

CORRECTED WARNINGS FORMAT

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO 
30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N114W TO 30.5N114W TO 30N114.5W TO 
30N114W TO 30.5N113.5W TO 31N114W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W TO 30N114W TO 29N113W TO 
30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W TO 30N115W TO 
30N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N128W TO 29N125W TO 28N120W TO 30N119W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 25N134W TO 26N119W TO 
30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N127W TO 29N125W TO 
28N122W TO 29N119W TO 30N119W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5
TO 5 M IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N136W TO 
28N140W TO 04N140W TO 12N125W TO 19N123W TO 24N114W TO 30N119W 
...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 04N140W TO 
10N125W TO 20N113W TO 30N116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO 
BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.WITHIN 18N131W TO 19N134W TO 25N136W TO 27N140W TO 09N140W TO 
08N127W TO 18N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.WITHIN 00N117W TO 02N119W TO 02N129W TO 00N129W TO 03.4S120W TO
03S117W TO 00N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N109W TO 02N116W TO 02N140W TO 03.4S120W
TO 01S120W TO 03.4S107W TO 00N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
M IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N130W TO 03N135W TO 03N140W TO 
00N140W TO 00N130W TO 01N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M 
IN DECAYING S SWELL.
 
.WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 
12N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO
11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N89W TO 11N89W TO 10N88W TO
11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0845 UTC SUN MAY 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 05N94W TO 
06N101W. THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N101W TO 07N111W TO 
07N120W TO 06N132W TO 06N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 
04N TO 09N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 01N TO 06N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF
THE ITCZ BETWEEN 132W AND 137W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM 
S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 89W AND 92W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ
BETWEEN 114W AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.