High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
653 FZPN03 KNHC 160857 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED SEP 16 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED SEP 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 18. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N93.5W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 14N97W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N94.5W TO 16.5N95W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15.5N94W TO 16.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 24N127W TO 26N140W TO 20N140W TO 13N129W TO 15N121W TO 24N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N122W TO 25N140W TO 14N140W TO 14N124W TO 21N122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N126W TO 24N140W TO 12N140W TO 19N129W TO 23N126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E SWELL. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .WITHIN 06N107W TO 07N116W TO 00N125W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 06N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL. .24 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 0830 UTC WED SEP 16... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 08N95W TO 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 15N126W...THEN FROM 13N130W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 95W...FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W...FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W...AND FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.