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FZPN03 KNHC 242055
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 13.3N 103.3W 977 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 24
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N99W TO 17N104W TO 14N107W TO
12N107W TO 09N104W TO 10N99W TO 16N99W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N96W TO 17N100W TO 18N106W TO
11N110W TO 06N106W TO 07N99W TO 13N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT
S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT WINDS FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 14.9N 104.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120
NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110
NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N99W TO 18N102W TO 18N106W TO 11N106W TO
11N102W TO 13N99W TO 17N99W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N96W TO 21N112W TO 11N111W TO 06N108W
TO 07N101W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 16.0N 104.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N101W TO 20N106W TO 17N109W TO 14N108W TO
12.5N104W TO 13N101W TO 17N101W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 15N99W TO 21N112W TO 15N113W TO 11N111W TO 10N105W TO
12N100W TO 15N99W 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.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO
16N98W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO
16N95W TO 16N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT TO EXTEND SE TO NEAR 29N139W.
WITHIN 29.5N139W TO 30N139W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29N139.5W
TO 29.5N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 29N138W TO 30N140W. LITTLE
CHANGE...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2045 UTC SAT OCT 24...

.HURRICANE VANCE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 96.5W
AND 100W AND FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 00N TO 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N80W TO 07N82W TO 11N93.5W TO
12N98W. IT RESUMES AT 06N114W TO 06N120W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 08N BETWEEN 81W AND 95W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 06N107W TO 05N110W
TO 04N115W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.