000
FZPN03 KNHC 180416
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 23N129W TO 23N140W TO 13N140W TO 13N137W TO 18N127W TO
23N129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N137W TO 22N139W TO 22N140W TO
16N140W TO 18N137W TO 20N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W 
TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N116W TO 30N117W TO
27N116W TO 26N115W TO 27N114W TO 29N114W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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.

.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N129W TO 22N132W TO 21N133W TO
20N132W TO 20N130W TO 22N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N133W TO 23N139W TO 20N140W TO
19N139W TO 19N134W TO 20N132W TO 22N133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC FRI SEP 18...

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 116W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 08N
TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W. 

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 100W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 03N TO 16N BETWEEN 97W AND 109W.

.REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E...SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 123 W AND 139W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 07N1O3W TO 
13N123W. ASIDE FROM THE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL
WAVES AND FORMER TD15-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG IS FROM 
02N TO 09N BETWEEN 81W AND 95W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.