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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 180322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN OCT 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 18.2N 105.7W 976 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 18
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M 
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N103W TO 
20N106W TO 20N107W TO 18N108W TO 16N106W TO 16N104W TO 18N103W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
17N100W TO 22N112W TO 12N120W TO 06N110W TO 05N102W TO 17N100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SEAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 20.1N 107.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N106W TO 22N108W TO 21N109W TO 20N108W TO 
19N108W TO 19N105W TO 22N106W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N106W TO 24N109W TO 23N113W TO 
20N113W TO 17N106W TO 18N104W TO 22N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TRUDY NEAR 20.6N 107.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TRUDY NEAR 20.9N 108.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
23N107W TO 23N109W TO 23N111W TO 21N112W TO 19N109W TO 20N106W TO
23N107W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 21N107W TO 23N109W TO 21N110W TO 20N109W TO 20N108W TO 
21N107W 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 
10N97W TO 10N95W TO 13N93W TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N92W TO 16N94W TO 
15N98W TO 13N98W TO 10N97W TO 11N93W TO 14N92W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W
TO 09N98W TO 08N98W TO 13N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N91W TO 16N95W 
TO 14N99W TO 10N100W TO 06N98W TO 09N93W TO 13N91W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W 
TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0
TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N93W TO 16N95W TO 09N102W 
TO 03N98W TO 04N95W TO 07N96W TO 11N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 07N96W TO 06N111W TO 13N119W TO 09N140W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S82W TO 07N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S 
TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N102W TO 08N109W TO 06N116W TO 
00N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S93W TO 01N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S92W TO 01N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 
02S92W TO 02S92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO 
SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN OCT 18...

.HURRICANE TRUDY...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
180 NM OF CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N85W TO 09N94W...FROM 09N111W TO 08N125W. 
ITCZ FROM 08N126W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 05N TO 15N E OF 93W...FROM 01N TO 10N BETWEEN 101W 
AND 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.