High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
675 FZPN03 KNHC 120343 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT SEP 12 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT SEP 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 14. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM NORBERT NEAR 17.2N 126.6W 996 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 12 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N124W TO 21N126W TO 20N128W TO 17N129W TO 16N127W TO 17N124W TO 19N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N123W TO 22N126W TO 20N129W TO 18N130W TO 14N126W TO 18N121W TO 21N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 17.8N 129.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N127W TO 22N131W TO 20N132W TO 17N131W TO 17N129W TO 19N127W TO 22N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N126W TO 23N128W TO 23N132W TO 20N135W TO 14N133W TO 13N131W TO 19N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NORBERT NEAR 18.5N 133.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N131W TO 23N135W TO 18N136W TO 17N133W TO 20N130W TO 23N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N130W TO 25N134W TO 23N138W TO 18N138W TO 16N134W TO 18N130W TO 23N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 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. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW PRESSURE NEAR 14N114W 1008 MB. WITHIN 15N110W TO 16N111W TO 16N113W TO 15N113W TO 14N111W TO 14N110W TO 15N110W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N114W 1007 MB. WITHIN 16N112W TO 17N114W TO 16N115W TO 15N114W TO 14N114W TO 14N113W TO 16N112W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 115N115W 1005 MB. WITHIN 16N114W TO 17N115W TO 16N116W TO 15N116W TO 15N114W TO 16N114W E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N113W TO 17N115W TO 17N117W TO 15N117W TO 13N115W TO 14N113W TO 16N113W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT SEP 12... .T.S. NORBERT...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 09N85W TO 10N110W TO 16N118W, AND FROM 12N125W TO 15N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 83W AND 87W...06N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W...FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 111W AND 117W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.