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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30N115W TO 30N116W TO 28N116W TO 27N115W TO 27N114W TO
28N115W TO 30N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.WITHIN 00N107W TO 01S112W TO 01N118W TO 00N122W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S94W TO 00N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE
TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N98W TO 00N103W TO 01N107W TO 01S114W
TO 03.4S112W TO 03.4S91W TO 00N98W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N101W TO 00N128W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S92W TO 00N101W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N126W TO 13N127W TO 12N127W TO
11N126W TO 11N125W TO 12N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N110W TO 28N111W TO 27N111W TO
26N111W TO 26N110W TO 27N110W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON AUG 17...

.TROPICAL WAVE AXIS ALONG 98W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO
13N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W.

.TROPICAL WAVE AXIS ALONG 124W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO
12N BETWEEN 114W AND 124W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE AT 10N73W TO
11N85W TO 07N102W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N102W TO 08N122W AND FROM
07N125W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE AND ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 02N TO 14N BETWEEN 77W AND 93W AND FROM 05N TO 13N
BETWEEN 124W AND 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.