High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
115 FZPN03 KNHC 161431 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED SEP 16 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED SEP 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 18. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W 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 16N97W TO 14N97W TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO GALE FORCE. .42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 13N94W 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 20N125W TO 21N126W TO 21N132W TO 19N132W TO 15N129W TO 16N126W TO 20N125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N124W TO 25N140W TO 18N139W TO 15N135W TO 14N128W TO 16N121W TO 21N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N129W TO 23N133W TO 21N137W TO 17N138W TO 15N134W TO 16N129W TO 20N129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N125W TO 25N140W TO 13N140W TO 13N136W TO 17N128W TO 21N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N134W TO 19N135W TO 18N138W TO 17N138W TO 16N137W TO 16N135W TO 17N134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N130W TO 23N133W TO 22N140W TO 13N140W TO 14N137W TO 17N135W TO 22N130W WINDS 20 TO KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N90W TO 11N91W TO 10N91W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 02N110W TO 05N114W TO 03N123W TO 00N125W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S111W TO 02N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL. .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 1430 UTC WED SEP 16... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N97W TO 12N114W TO 10N120W...THEN FROM 10N131W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 10N E OF 92W...AND FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 104W AND 140W. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.