High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
189 FZPN03 KNHC 221526 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SAT AUG 22 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW PRES NEAR 10N117.5W 1009 MB. FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 100W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N115.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15.5N118W 1007 MB. WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. .LOW PRES NEAR 12.5N110W 1009 MB. FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17N111W 1008 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 21N117W 1007 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT AUG 22... .TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 95W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W. .TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 110W WITH LOW PRES NEAR 12.5N110W (EP91)... SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 06N TO 18N BETWEEN 102W AND 115W. .LOW PRESSURE NEAR 10N117.5W (EP92)...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N95W TO 12.5N110W TO 08N140W. ASIDE FROM THE CONVECTION RELATED TO THE TROPICAL WAVES AND INVEST AREAS DESCRIBED ABOVE...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS OBSERVED FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 90W, AND FROM 02N TO 10N W OF 125W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.