High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
322 FZPN03 KNHC 122143 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED AUG 12 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED AUG 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 13 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 14. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .PTC ONE-C WEST OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 17N139W TO 18N140W TO 15N140W TO 15N139W TO 16N138W TO 17N139W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 21N136W TO 24N140W TO 04N140W TO 09N135W TO 12N134W TO 21N136W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST PTC ONE-C MOVE FURTHER W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 26N137W TO 29N140W TO 08N140W TO 16N136W TO 26N137W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N137W TO 25N137W TO 27N140W TO 09N140W TO 15N137W TO 22N137W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N137W TO 25N137W TO 27N140W TO 09N140W TO 15N137W TO 22N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW PRES NEAR 17.5N131W 1009 MB. WITHIN 20N130W TO 22N131W TO 21N132W TO 19N134W TO 17N133W TO 17N130W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 18.5N132W 1008 MB. WITHIN 20N130W TO 23N132W TO 24N135W TO 16N134W TO 17N131W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17.5N133W 1009 MB. WITHIN 22N128W TO 23N135W TO 17N135W TO 17N132W TO 20N127W TO 22N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N94W TO 14N93W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE .WITHIN 02N107W TO 03N125W TO 00N133W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S103W TO 02N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N98W TO 06N108W TO 06N119W TO 00N130W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S95W TO 01N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N99W TO 05N104W TO 00N129W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S86W TO 04N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED AUG 12... LOW PRES NEAR 17.5N131W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 128W AND 140W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 09N104W. ITCZ FROM 09N104W TO 08N117W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N E OF 125W $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.