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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 162011
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO 13N94W
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 
15N97W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO GALE FORCE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 19N124W TO 22N130W TO 22N131W TO 19N131W TO 17N123W TO
19N124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 22N125W TO 25N140W TO 17N140W TO 14N130W TO 16N122W TO 
22N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N133W TO 20N135W TO 20N139W TO 
17N140W TO 16N136W TO 18N134W TO 20N133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHWERE WITHIN 22N127W TO 23N136W TO 
24N140W TO 15N140W TO 14N137W TO 17N129W TO 22N127W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N134W TO 25N136W TO 24N140W TO 
13N140W TO 18N134W TO 20N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N91W TO 10N91W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N91W TO 10N91W TO
09N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 02N121W TO 02N124W TO 01N126W TO 00N127W TO 00N120W TO
02N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC WED SEP 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N95W TO 15N129W TO 10N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N E OF 93W...AND FROM 04N TO 
14N BETWEEN 97W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.