FZPN01 KWBC 162156 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC FRI OCT 16 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH, AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE. SECURITE PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC OCT 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 18. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 44N169W 1002 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S AND 300 NM SE...AND 180 NM N AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N155W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N139W 1003 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM FROM 42N TO 48N BETWEEN 135W AND 145W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 57N150W 980 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE...600 NM SW...AND 600 NM QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N143W 996 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N144W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 48N138W 1008 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SW AND 240 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N131W 1002 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. FROM 48N TO 53N E OF 137W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 50N TO 55N E OF 135W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 57N175E TO 51N180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 61N177W TO 58N176W. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 18. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 14.8N 102.5W 982 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 16 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N100W TO 17N102W TO 16N105W TO 13N104W TO 13N102W TO 14N100W TO 15N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N99W TO 20N108W TO 13N110W TO 09N102W TO 12N99W TO 16N99W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 16.9N 104.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 120 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N104W TO 18N105W TO 16N106W TO 15N106W TO 15N104W TO 16N102W TO 19N104W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N102W TO 21N109W TO 19N113W TO 11N113W TO 08N106W TO 13N101W TO 18N102W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 19.7N 105.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N106W TO 21N105W TO 21N107W TO 20N107W TO 19N106W TO 19N105W TO 20N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N105W TO 23N113W TO 19N114W TO 17N112W TO 15N106W TO 18N104W TO 21N105W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...GALE WARNING... .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 14N94W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 12N96W TO 12N95W TO 13N94W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N95W TO 14N93W TO 15N93W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 13N92W TO 15N97W TO 14N99W TO 10N99W TO 07N98W TO 09N93W TO 13N92W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 03N100W TO 06N113W TO 00N127W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S94W TO 03N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N97W TO 02N103W TO 07N111W TO 05N114W TO 03.4S117W TO 03.4S94W TO 00N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N112W TO 02N121W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S112W TO 02N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N136W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N127W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 28N130W TO 30N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. .REMNANTS OF SIMON NEAR 21.5N 110.3W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 16 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 22N109W TO 22N110W TO 22N111W TO 20N110W TO 20N109W TO 21N108W TO 22N109W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI OCT 16... .HURRICANE TRUDY...SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECITON IS OCCURRING FROM 22N-27N BETWEEN 98W-104W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COASTAL COSTA RICA NEAR 10N86W TO 09N95W. IT BEGINS AGAIN NEAR 10N101W AND EXTENDS TO 00N130W. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM 00N-09N EAST OF 94W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 03N-07N BETWEEN 105W-121W AND FROM 04S-02N BETWEEN 129W-138W. $$ .FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.