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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 170732
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 
15N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N94W TO 14N94W TO 16N93W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W 
TO 15N96W TO 12N98W TO 12N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 14N93W TO 
16N94W TO 14N97W TO 11N99W TO 12N96W TO 11N95W TO 14N93W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 13N97W TO 11N99W TO
12N97W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W TO 13N98W TO 10N100W TO 10N97W
TO 12N94W TO 14N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 
10N99W TO 11N101W TO 10N103W TO 08N103W TO 08N102W TO 09N100W TO 
10N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0730 UTC TUE MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 04N93W. ITCZ FROM 04N93W TO 
00N108W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 05N BETWEEN 90W AND 
105W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.