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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE SEP 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE POLO NEAR 15.0N 102.3W 967 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 22
MOVING ESE OR 105 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90
NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N102W TO 17N104W TO 16N106W TO 14N105W TO
13N102W TO 14N101W TO 17N102W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N102W TO 18N105W TO 16N106W TO
14N106W TO 12N104W TO 13N101W TO 18N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO NEAR 15.1N 101.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 140 KT GUSTS 170 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS
TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N100W TO 18N104W TO 15N105W TO
13N105W TO 11N102W TO 13N99W TO 17N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N98W TO 17N99W TO
18N104W TO 15N106W TO 11N104W TO 09N100W TO 13N98W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE POLO NEAR 16.5N 103.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT GUSTS 165 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240
NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N100W TO
19N105W TO 18N106W TO 15N106W TO 13N105W TO 13N102W TO 17N100W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
15N97W TO 20N106W TO 18N108W TO 10N105W TO 09N101W TO 12N98W TO
15N97W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ODALYS NEAR 14.3N 130.3W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
22 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N127W TO
19N129W TO 18N132W TO 13N132W TO 11N131W TO 12N127W TO 15N127W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
16N124W TO 18N126W TO 20N133W TO 13N133W TO 11N128W TO 13N124W TO
16N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ODALYS NEAR 15.1N 129.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 70 NM SE AND NW
QUADRANTS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...135
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N126W TO 21N131W TO 17N134W TO 12N132W TO
11N129W TO 13N126W TO 19N126W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N125W TO 22N128W TO 17N135W TO
11N133W TO 12N125W TO 20N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 15.2N 128.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ODALYS NEAR 15.5N 126.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT
180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N124W
TO 20N126W TO 20N130W TO 16N131W TO 13N129W TO 13N125W TO 19N124W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
17N123W TO 21N127W TO 21N132W TO 16N134W TO 10N129W TO 10N125W TO
17N123W 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 20N133W TO 21N137W TO 25N140W TO 14N140W TO 15N135W TO
14N133W TO 20N133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 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 0130 UTC TUE SEP 22...

.HURRICANE POLO...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...
210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 0 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE AND
NW QUADRANTS...AND 270 NM SW QUADRANT.

.TROPICAL STORM ODALYS...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 45
NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM SW QUADRANT. NUMEROUS
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...
510 NM SE QUADRANT...990 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM IN THE NW
QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM SW CARIBBEAN SEA NW TO ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AMERICA...NOT PRESENT OVER DISCUSSION WATERS E OF 140W
DUE TO HURRICANE POLO AND TROPICAL STORM ODALYS. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N TO 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 90W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 116W AND 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.