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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 132048
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN SEP 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN SEP 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 15.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 18.8N 134.0W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC
SEP 13 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE
QUADRANT...20 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM
NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N130W TO 23N133W TO 21N135W TO 18N135W TO 17N132W TO
19N130W TO 22N130W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N131W TO 25N134W TO 23N138W TO 
17N137W TO 15N133W TO 18N129W TO 24N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 19.7N 138.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW SEMICIRCLE...AND 30
NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N134W 
TO 24N137W TO 22N140W TO 18N140W TO 17N136W TO 19N134W TO 22N134W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
25N133W TO 26N140W TO 17N140W TO 17N137W TO 18N133W TO 21N132W TO
25N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORBERT NEAR 20.7N 144.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 22N138W TO 
23N139W TO 24N140W TO 19N140W TO 20N138W TO 22N138W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N134W TO 27N140W TO
24N140W TO 22N138W TO 19N140W TO 18N137W TO 23N134W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 17.2N 117.2W 1006 MB AT 2100
UTC SEP 13 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 18N115W TO 19N116W TO 19N117W TO 18N118W
TO 17N117W TO 17N115W TO 18N115W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 17.0N 118.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.7N 119.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 30
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N118W TO
19N119W TO 18N121W TO 15N121W TO 15N118W TO 16N117W TO 18N118W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
17N117W TO 19N118W TO 19N120W TO 18N122W TO 15N121W TO 15N118W TO
17N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.4N 
123.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 18N119W
TO 20N123W TO 19N126W TO 17N127W TO 15N121W TO 15N119W TO 
18N119W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
18N119W TO 21N122W TO 21N126W TO 19N128W TO 16N126W TO 15N119W TO
18N119W 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 02S96W TO 01S110W TO 01N127W TO 00N129W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S94W TO 02S96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N96W TO 04N100W TO 03N110W TO 01S117W
TO 03.4S118W TO 03.4S94W TO 01N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N101W TO 02N107W TO 03N112W TO 
00N120W TO 03.4S113W TO 03.4S103W TO 04N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N97W TO
15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119.5W TO 30N123W TO 29.5N122W TO
29.5N120.5W TO 30N119.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N124W TO 29N124W TO 
28N123W TO 28N120W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N122.5W TO 30N125W TO 29N124.5W TO 
29N123.5W TO 30N122.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN 
N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC SUN SEP 13...

.TROPICAL STORM NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG
WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 690 NM SW QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1007 MB LOW PRES AT 10N77W TO 05.5N105.5W
TO 09N112W...THEN RESUMES FROM 15N119W TO 10N128W...THEN RESUMES
FROM 16N134W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 131W. SIMILAR CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST 
OF MEXICO BETWEEN 93W AND 99W...AND BETWEEN 103W AND 106W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.