355
FZPN03 KNHC 180346
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAY 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 20.
.WARNINGS.
..GALE WARNING
.WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N114W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... SW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 30N115W TO
29N114W TO 30N113W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N130W TO 29N128W TO 28N122W TO 29N118W TO
30N118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N116W TO 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO
07N132W TO 17N125W TO 23N116W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N140W TO 08N140W TO
12N117W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.WITHIN 06N133W TO 07N140W TO 00N140W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S106W TO
06N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N126W TO 08N130W TO 09N140W TO
00N140W TO 00N126W TO 06N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N90W TO
10N88W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE 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.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON MAY 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 06N95W. MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N95W
TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS ACTIVE FROM 08N TO
12N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W...AND FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 128W TO
140W.
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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