740
FZPN03 KNHC 161601
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAY 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
SECURITE
E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 18.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N131W TO 28N129W TO 27N122W TO 28N119W TO
30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N128W TO 28N126W TO
27N121W TO 28N119W TO 30N118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4.0
TO 5.0 M IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N128W TO
28N140W TO 23N140W TO 23N130W TO 24N117W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N121.5W TO 30N127W TO 29N125W TO
29.5N122.5W TO 30N121.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO
4.5 M IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N115W TO 27N140W TO 04N140W
TO 10N127W TO 17N128W TO 20N116W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.WITHIN 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W TO
12N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.WITHIN 20N135W TO 25N136W TO 26N140W TO 10N140W TO 12N134W TO
10N129W TO 20N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N127W TO 20N131W TO 23N139W TO
07N140W TO 07N132W TO 11N127W TO 16N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE N.
.WITHIN 01S114W TO 01S115W TO 02S117W TO 03.4S119W TO 03.4S114W
TO 01S114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S119W TO 00N121W TO 00N121W TO
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S119W TO 01S119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N125W TO 03N128W TO 00N133W TO
03S116W TO 03.4S113W TO 00N123W TO 02N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W 30N113W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA....S TO SW 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W TO 31N115W TO
30N114W TO 29N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 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 1500 UTC SAT MAY 16...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N100W. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 06N100W TO 09N124W TO BEYOND 06N140W. NUMEROUS
MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 03N TO 06N E FO 83W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 83W AND
105W...AND FROM 03N TO 11N W OF 113W.
.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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