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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


488 
FZPN03 KNHC 220838
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE SEP 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE POLO NEAR 14.6N 101.8W 935 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 22 
MOVING ESE OR 115 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT 
GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120
NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N100W TO
16N101W TO 17N103W TO 16N105W TO 12N104W TO 12N101W TO 15N100W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
18N102W TO 16N105W TO 14N106W TO 12N104W TO 12N101W TO 15N99W TO 
18N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO NEAR 15.0N 101.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT GUSTS 175 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM
OF CENTER ...EXCEPT 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.5 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N99W TO 18N104W TO 17N105W TO 13N104W TO 
12N102W TO 13N99W TO 17N99W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N96W TO 19N104W TO 13N106W TO 10N104W
TO 09N100W TO 11N97W TO 15N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO NEAR 16.4N 103.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210
NM OF CENTER ...EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N100W TO 20N105W TO 18N107W TO 15N107W TO 
13N105W TO 12N103W TO 17N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N98W TO 21N108W TO 19N110W TO 
16N110W TO 10N106W TO 10N100W TO 15N98W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED 
SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODALYS NEAR 14.7N 130.4W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
22 MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 70 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N128W TO 20N132W TO 17N134W TO
13N132W TO 12N128W TO 15N126W TO 19N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N125W TO 20N128W TO 
20N133W TO 18N135W TO 13N133W TO 11N127W TO 16N125W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 15.1N 130.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 15.3N 129.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 70 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 15 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 17N125W TO 19N131W TO 17N133W TO 12N131W TO 11N126W TO 
14N124W TO 17N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N125W TO 22N130W TO 21N133W TO 16N133W
TO 11N131W TO 12N123W TO 18N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 15.8N 126.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS
...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
18N120W TO 19N123W TO 18N130W TO 11N128W TO 11N123W TO 12N120W TO
18N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 17N130W TO 19N123W TO 21N130W TO 16N135W TO 10N129W TO 
11N124W TO 17N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 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 20N133W TO 23N140W TO 15N140W TO 15N136W TO 13N133W TO
17N135W TO 20N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 0730 UTC TUE SEP 22...

.HURRICANE POLO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 97W AND 106W.

.TROPICAL STORM ODALYS...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 
NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 410 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE...AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM SW CARIBBEAN SEA NW TO ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
CENTRAL AMERICA. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 00N TO 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 102W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.