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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 080920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE SEP 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 10.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 25.5N 126.6W 996 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
08 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M 
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. WITHIN 27N123W TO 30N126W TO 30N130W TO 
26N133W TO 23N128W TO 24N123W TO 27N123W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 30N126W TO 24N133W TO 30N140W TO 
23N140W TO 19N126W TO 24N122W TO 30N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL MARIE NEAR 27.9N 128.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 
90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE...WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. 
WITHIN 27N124W TO 26N131W TO 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 
21N134W TO 27N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MARIE N OF AREA NEAR
32.1N 131.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30N130W TO 30N136W TO 29N135W TO 29N132W 
TO 30N130W 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N89W 
TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 12N89W TO 10N90W TO
10N88W TO 11N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.WITHIN 01S112W TO 00N116W TO 00N125W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S111W TO 01S112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S108W TO 01N111W TO 01S114W TO
03.4S116W TO 03S108W TO 03S102W TO 02S108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S102W TO 01N110W TO 00N114W TO
02S118W TO 03S118W TO 03.4S101W TO 02S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N111W TO 19N114W TO 18N115W TO
16N115W TO 16N113W TO 17N112W TO 19N111W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N116W TO 19N118W TO 18N119W TO
17N119W TO 17N117W TO 17N116W TO 19N116W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0920 UTC TUE SEP 8...

.TROPICAL STORM MARIE...WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE IN THE SE 
QUADRANT FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 122W AND 126W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 90W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 02N TO 16N BETWEEN 88W AND 103W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 112W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 118W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 11N112W TO 
09N129W AND TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 00N TO 
15N WEST OF 120W.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.