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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN AUG 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF HERNAN...NEAR 16N137.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN
22N133W TO 22N137W TO 21N140W TO 15N140W TO 15N138W TO 18N135W TO
22N133W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF HERNAN...MOVED W OF
AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.

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

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 12N89W TO 10N91W TO 09N88W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 01S113W TO 01N116W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S98W
TO 01S113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SE AND
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N107W TO 01S112W TO 02N118W TO
00N125W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S98W TO 00N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N100W TO 01N112W TO 02N122W TO
00N129W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S91W TO 02N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N116W TO 30N117W TO
29N117W TO 26N115W TO 27N114W TO 29N114W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 113W. WITHIN 12N121W TO
13N122W TO 11N123W TO 10N122W TO 09N120W TO 10N120W TO 12N121W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 125W. WITHIN 14N126W TO
14N128W TO 13N130W TO 11N129W TO 11N127W TO 12N125W TO 14N126W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0720 UTC SUN AUG 16...

.LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF HERNAN...SCATTERED MODERATE BETWEEN 90 NM
AND 180 NM NE QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 10N75W TO 08.5N100W TO
07N117W. ITCZ FROM 07N117W TO 08N125W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 77W
AND 94W...AND FROM 02N TO 09N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W. ISOLATED TO
WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 01N TO 18N BETWEEN 104W
AND 135W...AND FROM 00N TO 08N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.