FZPN03 KNHC 230418
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN AUG 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 14N112W 1008 MB. WITHIN 17N106W TO 18N109W TO 
17N112W TO 15N111W TO 12N113W TO 13N108W TO 17N106W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N113W 1007 MB. WITHIN 16N110W TO 17N111W TO 17N112W TO 16N112W
TO 15N113W TO 14N113W TO 16N110W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 19N108W TO 17N113W TO 13N115W TO 11N112W TO
13N109W TO 15N107W TO 19N108W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
17N115W 1006 MB. WITHIN 19N113W TO 19N115W TO 16N115W TO 15N115W
TO 15N113W TO 17N113W TO 19N113W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 5.0 M. WITHIN 18N109W TO 21N111W TO 22N113W TO 20N118W TO
12N118W TO 12N113W TO 18N109W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
20N118W 1005 MB. WITHIN 21N116W TO 22N117W TO 22N119W TO 19N118W
TO 18N117W TO 20N115W TO 21N116W SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 
TO 5.0 M. WITHIN 23N112W TO 25N115W TO 24N120W TO 18N124W TO 
13N118W TO 18N112W TO 23N112W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W 
TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO
10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

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

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N109W TO 27N110W TO 28N111W TO
27N112W TO 26N111W TO 25N109W TO 27N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 30N114W TO 
29N113W TO 29N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.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 0350 UTC SUN AUG 23...

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 98W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 15N
BETWEEN 95W AND 104W.

.INVEST EP92...LOW PRES NEAR 14N112W 1008 MB...NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO STRONG FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W. 

.INVEST EP91...LOW PRES NEAR 09N120W 1008 MB...NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO STRONG FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 10N100W TO 13N111W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N E
OF 91W...AND FROM 01N TO 07N W OF 134W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.