992  
FZPN03 KNHC 181453  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC SUN JAN 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 SUN JAN 18.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 19.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JAN 20.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
.WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO  
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40  
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N93W TO 16N95W TO  
16N96W TO 13N97W TO 12N96W TO 13N93W TO 15N93W...INCLUDING THE  
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO  
13N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE  
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO  
16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N102W TO 10N97W TO 12N94W TO 16N94W NE  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN  
13N91W TO 16N96W TO 14N100W TO 09N101W TO 08N98W TO 08N95W TO  
13N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO  
15.5N95.5W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING  
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5  
TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W  
TO 12N98W TO 12N96W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
2.5 TO 3.5 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N96W TO 10N102W TO 08N105W  
TO 04N102W TO 04N97W TO 06N91W TO 15N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N88W TO 09N88W TO 09N86W TO 10N85W  
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N85W TO 12N86W TO 10N90W TO 08N91W TO  
08N89W TO 09N85W TO 10N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N90W TO 10N91W TO 08N90W TO  
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
 
.WITHIN 23N133W TO 30N134W TO 30N140W TO 12N140W TO 16N135W TO  
23N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N131W TO 30N140W TO 19N140W TO  
23N134W TO 30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW  
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N132W TO 30N140W TO 16N140W TO  
19N136W TO 22N136W TO 30N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.0 M IN NW SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1440 UTC SUN JAN 18...  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N78W TO 09N85W TO 06N89W. ITCZ FROM 06N89W  
TO 08N99W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM  
05N TO 16N BETWEEN 97W AND 109W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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