


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
356 FZPN03 KNHC 171522 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE JUN 17 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE JUN 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JUN 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUN 19. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ERICK NEAR 12.3N 94.1W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC JUN 17 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N92W TO 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 12N95W TO 11N94W TO 11N92W TO 14N92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERICK NEAR 13.6N 96.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO 12N95W TO 12N94W TO 13N93W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERICK NEAR 16.0N 98.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N97W TO 17N101W TO 15N101W TO 14N99W TO 14N97W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. 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 30N119W TO 30N122.5W TO 29.5N122W TO 29N121.5W TO 29N120.5W TO 29.5N119.5W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N124W TO 29N122W TO 29N120W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N124W TO 28N123W TO 27N121W TO 29N120W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE JUN 17... .T.S. ERICK...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 11N89W. IT RESUMES SW OF T.S. ERICK NEAR 09N98W TO 09N122W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM THAT POINT TO 09N140W. ASIDE FROM THE CONVECTION RELATED TO ERICK...SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE MONSOON TROUGH AND E OF 103W...AND ALONG THE ITCZ AND W OF 128W. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.