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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


115 
FZPN03 KNHC 161431
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED SEP 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 
16N97W TO 14N97W TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO GALE FORCE. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 13N94W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 20N125W TO 21N126W TO 21N132W TO 19N132W TO 15N129W TO
16N126W TO 20N125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N124W TO 25N140W TO 18N139W TO 15N135W TO 
14N128W TO 16N121W TO 21N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N129W TO 23N133W TO 21N137W TO 
17N138W TO 15N134W TO 16N129W TO 20N129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N125W TO 25N140W TO 
13N140W TO 13N136W TO 17N128W TO 21N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N134W TO 19N135W TO 18N138W TO 
17N138W TO 16N137W TO 16N135W TO 17N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N130W TO 23N133W TO 
22N140W TO 13N140W TO 14N137W TO 17N135W TO 22N130W WINDS 20 TO 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N90W TO 11N91W TO 10N91W TO
09N88W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 02N110W TO 05N114W TO 03N123W TO 00N125W TO 03.4S120W TO
02S111W TO 02N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE
SWELL.
.18 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 1430 UTC WED SEP 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N97W TO 12N114W TO 10N120W...THEN
FROM 10N131W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 10N E OF
92W...AND FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 104W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.