High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
695 FZPN03 KNHC 290832 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU OCT 29 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU OCT 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 31. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM VANCE NEAR 21.0N 108.4W 1001 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 29 MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE ...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N105W TO 23N107W TO 23N109W TO 21N109W TO 20N108W TO 20N106W TO 22N105W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N107W TO 23N110W TO 21N111W TO 19N107W TO 19N105W TO 21N105W TO 24N107W...INCLUDING NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION VANCE NEAR 22.0N 108.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW VANCE NEAR 23.4N 108.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 24N107W TO 25N109W TO 25N110W TO 24N110W TO 23N110W TO 23N108W TO 24N107W...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERY GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 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. .FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N137W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N138W 1015 MB TO 24.5N140W. WITHIN 30N136.5W TO 30N137W TO 29.5N137W TO 29.5N136.5W TO 30N136.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 04N116W TO 03N128W TO 00N135W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S108W TO 04N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED NE AND S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N113W TO 05N126W TO 00N128W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S100W TO 06N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N94W TO 01S101W TO 02N105W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S85W TO 00N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0600 UTC THU OCT 29... .TROPICAL STORM VANCE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG BETWEEN 45 NM AND 420 NM NE QUADRANT. .FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N137W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N138W 1015 MB TO 24.5N140W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 26N TO 30N BETWEEN 129W AND 140W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 03N94W TO 06N120W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00.5N TO 06.5N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W...AND FROM 00N TO 09N BETWEEN 115W AND 140W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.