High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
490 FZPN03 KNHC 151500 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE SEP 15 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE SEP 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 17. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N93W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N98W TO 12N97W TO 13N95W TO 16N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 09N88W TO 09N87W TO 10N85W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N90W TO 10N91W TO 09N90W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 10N88W TO 09N87W TO 09N86W TO 10N85W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 25N137W TO 27N140W TO 19N140W TO 19N137W TO 22N136W TO 25N137W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVE W OF AREA. .WITHIN 05N102W TO 04N115W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S100W TO 05N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N126W TO 29N124W TO 29N122W TO 29N121W TO 30N120W 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. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 16.1N 123.9W 1005 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 15 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N122W TO 19N126W TO 15N126W TO 15N123W TO 17N119W TO 21N122W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 15.6N 127.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 21N127W TO 21N129W TO 20N131W TO 17N131W TO 15N129W TO 16N126W TO 21N127W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N125W TO 24N133W TO 23N138W TO 18N136W TO 15N130W TO 16N123W TO 22N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E NEAR 15.6N 131.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 20N126W TO 23N128W TO 24N140W TO 14N140W TO 14N131W TO 20N126W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE SEP 15... TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN-E...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 124W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 09N118W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N TO 10N EAST OF 130W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.