High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
601 FZPN03 KNHC 182147 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SAT MAY 18 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SAT MAY 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 14N130W TO 14N140W TO 05N140W TO 05N129W TO 10N125W TO 14N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N104W TO 19N140W TO 05N140W TO 05N123W TO 03S117W TO 03.4S91W TO 09N104W...INCLUDING EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N127W TO 20N132W TO 22N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N132W TO 15N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WITHIN 01N111W TO 06N113W TO 08N124W TO 00N132W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S96W TO 01N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 05N94W TO 05N102W TO 02N103W TO 00N100W TO 00N98W TO 02N93W TO 05N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 01S88W TO 02S93W TO 02S99W TO 03.4S106W TO 03.4S85W TO 01S88W...INCLUDING EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .WITHIN 10N102W TO 12N105W TO 09N109W TO 07N108W TO 08N104W TO 10N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N116W TO 29N117W TO 28N117W TO 27N116W TO 28N114W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N113W TO 26N116W TO 24N118W TO 22N119W TO 21N117W TO 23N113W TO 25N113W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N113W TO 27N116W TO 24N120W TO 18N122W TO 18N119W TO 24N113W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N130W TO 29N126W TO 29N125W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N134W TO 29N132W TO 27N124W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC SAT MAY 18... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 14N100W TO LOW PRESSURE 1010 MB NEAR 10N106W TO 07N120W. ITCZ FROM 07N120W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N E OF 91W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W...AND FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 104W AND 111W. $$ .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.