High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
061 FZPN01 KWBC 140944 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC FRI AUG 14 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). SECURITE PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC AUG 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 16. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW W OF AREA NEAR 40N179E 999 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 44N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 48N169W 994 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 50N167W TO LOW TO 38N179W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 45N169W. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 51N W OF 158W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N163W 994 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 600 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW 40N176W 1002 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW 40N174W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 47N163W TO LOW CENTER TO 33N177W AND WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 53N157W 1005 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED BY LOW 52N177W BELOW. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .LOW 54N176W 1001 MB MOVING S 05 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N177W 1004 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 167W AND 175W AND WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 54N162W TO 51N148W TO 45N145W TO 49N140W TO 59N150W TO 54N162W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 58N BETWEEN 167W AND 175W...AND FROM 44N TO 50N BETWEEN 161W AND 174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 56N BETWEEN 151W AND 164W...N OF 57N BETWEEN 167W AND 174W...AND WITHIN 60 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 48N174W TO 42N171W. .FORECASTER HYDE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 16. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HERNAN NEAR 16.1N 131.9W 1004 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 14 MOVING S OR 180 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE ...0 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N128W TO 20N130W TO 19N133W TO 16N133W TO 16N132W TO 18N131W TO 20N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N128W TO 22N137W TO 25N140W TO 15N140W TO 16N137W TO 14N132W TO 20N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN NEAR 15.9N 132.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 15.5N 133.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 18N133W TO 18N135W TO 17N135W TO 15N135W TO 15N133W TO 16N133W TO 18N133W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N129W TO 24N138W TO 24N140W TO 15N140W TO 14N137W TO 15N134W TO 21N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 15.1N 137.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 19N135W TO 22N133W TO 22N135W TO 21N140W TO 14N140W TO 16N137W TO 19N135W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 10N90W TO 09N90W TO 11N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .WITHIN 03N96W TO 03N109W TO 05N113W TO 00N127W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S97W TO 03N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N105W TO 01N109W TO 00N112W TO 02S119W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 00N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S98W TO 00N112W TO 02N116W TO 02N119W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S97W TO 01S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC FRI AUG 14... .TROPICAL STORM HERNAN...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG BETWEEN 180 NM AND 510 NM NE QUADRANT. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 10N74.5W TO 09.5N85W TO 07N102W. ITCZ FROM 07N102W TO 10.5N112W TO 07.5N125W TO 09N130W. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...FROM 02N TO 05.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 101W...FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 101W AND 107W... FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 107W AND 113W...AND WITHIN 360 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 113W AND 130W. SIMILAR CONVECTION FROM 00N TO 09N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.