High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
577 FZPN03 KNHC 150924 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE SEP 15 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE SEP 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 17. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N96W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W TO 15N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.1N 122.6W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 15 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N120W TO 20N123W TO 19N125W TO 16N124W TO 16N120W TO 17N118W TO 20N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 15.5N 126.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N121W TO 23N126W TO 24N136W TO 21N138W TO 15N128W TO 17N122W TO 20N121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 15.5N 130.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 21N124W TO 26N140W TO 17N140W TO 15N133W TO 15N128W TO 21N124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORBERT CENTERED W OF AREA NEAR 20.2N 140.5W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 15 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF 140W WITHIN 27N136W TO 27N140W TO 20N140W TO 20N136W TO 22N135W TO 27N136W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF 140W CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W 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 LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N126W TO 28N124W TO 28N122W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 03N101W TO 05N104W TO 03N113W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S101W TO 03N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .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 0900 UTC TUE SEP 15... .T.D. FIFTEEN-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM TO 240 NM IN THE SE SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 08N90W TO 10N105W TO 06N120W...AND FROM 13N120W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 80W AND 100W...AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.