322  
FZPN03 KNHC 181435  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC WED MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 1200 UTC WED MAR 18.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 19.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 20.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W  
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25  
TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W  
TO 11N99W TO 10N97W TO 12N95W TO 15N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N93W TO  
15N97W TO 12N100W TO 10N100W TO 09N97W TO 11N94W TO 15N93W WINDS  
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.   
06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE  
EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N95W TO  
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO  
35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO  
16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN  
11N99W TO 12N99W TO 11N101W TO 09N102W TO 08N99W TO 09N99W TO  
11N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO  
14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE  
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W  
TO 14N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N97W TO 13N95W TO 16N94W N TO  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.   
48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE  
EXCEPT SEAS TO 4.5 M NEAR  
14.5N95W.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO  
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1400 UTC WED MAR 18...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
TROUGH FROM 07N77.5W TO 03.5N82W TO 03N97W. ITCZ FROM 03N97W TO  
03N120W TO BEYOND 03.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 05N  
BETWEEN 97W AND 105W...AND FROM 04.5N TO 09N BETWEEN 114W AND  
127W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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