High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
955 FZPN01 KWBC 302134 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC THU JUL 30 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC JUL 30. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 31. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 01. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 52N141W 1001 MB MOVING S 10 KT THEN TURNING SE AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 180 NM N AND E OF A FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO 53N143W TO 55N140W TO 54N133W TO 50N130W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 57N BETWEEN 128W AND 149W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N140W 1007 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 420 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N131W 1014 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 600 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 40N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .LOW 43N144W 1013 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 420 NM SE AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N132W 1015 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .LOW 52N178E 1004 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 43N TO 54N W OF 168W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N169W 1006 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 660 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 55N162W 1010 MB. WITHIN 840 NM SE AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 34N BETWEEN 163W AND 175W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 35N W OF 167W AREA OF NE TO E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 55N W OF 165W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 58N BETWEEN 158W AND 173W...AND WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 48N169W TO 45N175W TO 45N180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 300 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 54N156W TO 50N155W TO 45N163W...AND FROM 42N TO 57N W OF 173W. .FORECASTER ANDERSON. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NWS 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 1800 UTC THU JUL 30. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JUL 31. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 1. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 20.8N 124.8W 984 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 30 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N121W TO 24N127W TO 21N128W TO 17N125W TO 18N122W TO 20N120W TO 24N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N117W TO 30N122W TO 27N140W TO 15N140W TO 14N128W TO 19N118W TO 24N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE NEAR 21.2N 126.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE NEAR 21.9N 129.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 135 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N127W TO 27N130W TO 25N133W TO 21N133W TO 20N128W TO 21N126W TO 26N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N128W TO 27N140W TO 15N140W TO 19N135W TO 16N130W TO 21N124W TO 30N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE NEAR 23.6N 135.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 OF CENTER...EXCEPT 75 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N133W TO 29N137W TO 27N140W TO 24N140W TO 21N135W TO 24N132W TO 28N133W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N131W TO 30N136W TO 30N140W TO 21N140W TO 20N134W TO 24N130W TO 27N131W 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 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 11N90W TO 09N91W TO 08N89W TO 10N86W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 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 1945 UTC THU JUL 30... .HURRICANE GENEVIEVE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLE...AND 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 01N TO 10N BETWEEN 77W AND 87W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 100W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 07.5N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 110.5W...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 03N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W AND 116W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO 07N90W. ITCZ FROM 07N90W TO 06N104W TO 12N121W. MONSOON TROUGH FROM 14N127W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 121W AND 127W... AND FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W. .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$