High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
209 FZPN03 KNHC 272052 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC MON JUL 27 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON JUL 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JUL 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JUL 29. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 16.6N 113.9W 934 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 27 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N111W TO 20N114W TO 19N116W TO 15N117W TO 13N111W TO 15N109W TO 20N111W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N107W TO 24N111W TO 22N117W TO 12N120W TO 08N117W TO 08N109W TO 20N107W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 18.2N 116.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N112W TO 22N117W TO 21N119W TO 15N120W TO 14N115W TO 15N112W TO 21N112W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N124W TO 15N127W TO 11N124W TO 10N114W TO 18N108W TO 30N119W...INCLUDING NEAR SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 19.3N 119.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N114W TO 24N117W TO 24N123W TO 19N124W TO 16N122W TO 15N116W TO 21N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N111W TO 30N118W TO 25N136W TO 16N137W TO 12N122W TO 13N114W TO 21N111W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 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. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 26N138W TO 28N140W TO 17N140W TO 22N138W TO 26N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 04N103W TO 06N120W TO 00N131W TO 03S110W TO 01S94W TO 04N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N93W TO 00N110W TO 00N137W TO 01S111W TO 03.4S113W TO 03.4S88W TO 03N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W TO 30N114W TO 29N113W TO 30N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .18 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 2000 UTC MON JUL 27... .HURRICANE GENEVIEVE...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE ...AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. NUMEROUS MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM NW QUADRANT. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 99W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W...AND FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 99W AND 102W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 10N75.5W TO 07N11W TO 09N87W TO 07N98W TO 11N107.5W...THEN RESUMES SW OF GENEVIEVE FROM 10.5N114.5W TO 04N129W TO 05N138W. ITCZ FROM 05N138W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 92W...WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 114.5W AND 125W...AND FROM 00N TO 08N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W. SIMILAR CONVECTION WITHIN 180 NM OF COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN 100W AND 110W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.