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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 230325
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE POLO NEAR 14.7N 101.3W 905 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 23
MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT
GUSTS 175 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 135 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N99W TO 18N102W TO 17N105W TO 12N104W TO 
11N101W TO 12N99W TO 15N99W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N95W TO 18N104W TO 14N105W TO 11N104W
TO 09N101W TO 11N97W TO 15N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO NEAR 15.9N 102.8W. 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 
E SEMICIRCLE...AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N100W TO 19N104W TO 18N106W TO 13N105W TO 
13N102W TO 14N101W TO 17N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N97W TO 13N102W TO 19N105W TO 
18N107W TO 09N105W TO 11N97W TO 16N97W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO NEAR 16.6N 106.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150
NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N103W TO 
21N107W TO 19N109W TO 14N108W TO 15N104W TO 18N103W...INCLUDING 
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N100W TO 21N107W TO 22N111W TO 16N112W
TO 10N109W TO 10N101W TO 16N100W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODALYS NEAR 15.5N 129.0W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
23 MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS...180 NM NW QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N127W TO 20N132W TO 17N133W TO 
12N132W TO 10N128W TO 15N124W TO 19N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N132W TO 21N140W TO 
16N140W TO 11N131W TO 18N133W TO 17N126W TO 22N132W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 15.5N 128.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 15.8N 126.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM W SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM
SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N122W TO 20N126W TO 20N130W TO 
17N131W TO 10N128W TO 11N121W TO 18N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N131W TO 20N124W TO 
21N129W TO 21N132W TO 16N136W TO 10N129W TO 17N131W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 17.1N 124.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 20N120W TO 21N125W TO 17N129W TO 13N125W TO 11N120W TO 
13N118W TO 20N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N119W TO 22N125W TO 21N131W TO 17N133W
TO 10N126W TO 12N118W TO 19N119W WINDS 20 KT. 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0140 UTC WED SEP 23...

.HURRICANE POLO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE... 
AND 105 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 390 NM SW SEMICIRCLE.

.TROPICAL STORM ODALYS...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
360 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM NORTHERN COLOMBIA TO ACROSS PANAMA AND COSTA
RICA TO 10N86W TO 08N93W...THEN RESUMES WELL W PAST CIRCULATIONS
OF POLO AND ODALYS FROM 13N131W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 01N TO 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 94W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.