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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


487 
FZPN03 KNHC 200951
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO
12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 19N110W TO 30N120W TO 30N140W TO 07N140W TO 09N116W TO
19N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N123W TO 30N121W TO 30N140W TO
04N140W TO 10N109W TO 20N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N138W TO 29N136W TO 30N140W TO
09N140W TO 10N137W TO 13N135W TO 19N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S111W TO 01S114W TO 01S120W TO
03.4S120W TO 03S112W TO 01S111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED MAY 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N78W TO 11N87W TO 07N89W. ITCZ FROM 08N93W
TO 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 07N120W...THEN CONTINUES ON TO 
BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS ACTIVE FROM 06N 
TO 09N EAST OF 88W...FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W. 

$$ 
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.