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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 162147
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI OCT 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 18.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 14.8N 102.5W 982 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 16
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N100W TO 17N102W TO 16N105W
TO 13N104W TO 13N102W TO 14N100W TO 15N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N99W TO 20N108W TO 
13N110W TO 09N102W TO 12N99W TO 16N99W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 16.9N 104.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...150 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N104W TO 18N105W TO 16N106W TO 
15N106W TO 15N104W TO 16N102W TO 19N104W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N102W TO 21N109W TO 19N113W 
TO 11N113W TO 08N106W TO 13N101W TO 18N102W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 19.7N 105.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
20N106W TO 21N105W TO 21N107W TO 20N107W TO 19N106W TO 19N105W TO
20N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N105W TO 23N113W TO
19N114W TO 17N112W TO 15N106W TO 18N104W TO 21N105W AND WITHIN 
60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 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...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO
12N96W TO 12N95W TO 13N94W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N95W TO
14N93W TO 15N93W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 
13N92W TO 15N97W TO 14N99W TO 10N99W TO 07N98W TO 09N93W TO 
13N92W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 03N100W TO 06N113W TO 00N127W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S94W
TO 03N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N97W TO 02N103W TO 07N111W TO 05N114W
TO 03.4S117W TO 03.4S94W TO 00N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N112W TO 02N121W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S112W TO 02N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO
29N136W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N127W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO
28N130W TO 30N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
SWELL.

.REMNANTS OF SIMON NEAR 21.5N 110.3W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 16
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT
GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 22N109W TO 22N110W TO 22N111W TO 20N110W TO 
20N109W TO 21N108W TO 22N109W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI OCT 16...

.HURRICANE TRUDY...SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECITON IS OCCURRING FROM 22N-27N BETWEEN 98W-104W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COASTAL COSTA RICA NEAR 10N86W 
TO 09N95W. IT BEGINS AGAIN NEAR 10N101W AND EXTENDS TO 00N130W. 
NUMEROUS MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION IS OCCURRING 
FROM 00N-09N EAST OF 94W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 03N-07N BETWEEN 105W-121W AND FROM 
04S-02N BETWEEN 129W-138W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.