High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
980 FZPN03 KNHC 182048 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE JUN 18 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL JULY 29 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE JUN 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JUN 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JUN 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 13N90W TO 16N95W TO 13N108W TO 09N111W TO 08N98W TO 09N93W TO 13N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W...ALSO FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W AND FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N92W TO 13N98W TO 09N102W TO 08N100W TO 09N93W TO 12N92W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N89W TO 16N95W TO 15N109W TO 11N110W TO 06N99W TO 10N89W TO 13N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N89W TO 12N95W TO 10N102W TO 07N103W TO 07N94W TO 09N89W TO 10N89W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N88W TO 16N104W TO 13N111W TO 06N107W TO 05N95W TO 09N89W TO 12N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. .WITHIN 01S97W TO 00N108W TO 03.4S117W TO 03.4S91W TO 01S97W...INCLUDING EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S105W TO 02S113W TO 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S97W TO 01S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S102W TO 00N108W TO 01N119W TO 00N123W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S101W TO 01S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .WITHIN 27N117W TO 30N120W TO 30N124W TO 25N122W TO 23N119W TO 25N117W TO 27N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N109W TO 23N112W TO 22N112W TO 21N111W TO 22N110W TO 22N109W TO 23N109W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N109W TO 23N112W TO 22N112W TO 21N111W TO 22N110W TO 22N109W TO 23N109W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC TUE JUN 18... .NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 87W AND 99W AND FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 16N99W TO 10N120W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 99W AND 100W...FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 107W AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 107W AND 126W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.