879  
FZPN03 KNHC 150840  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 UTC SAT AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 15.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 16.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 17.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
 
.NONE.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN NEAR 16.4N 133.8W 1006 MB AT 0900  
UTC AUG 15 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS  
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 20N132W TO 21N136W TO 18N137W TO  
15N135W TO 15N133W TO 17N131W TO 20N132W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N127W TO 26N140W TO 14N140W TO  
13N133W TO 20N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN  
MIXED SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 16.5N  
135.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 16.6N  
137.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 22N133W  
TO 23N134W TO 23N140W TO 14N140W TO 17N135W TO 22N133W WINDS 20  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HERNAN W OF AREA NEAR  
16.8N 141.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. OVER  
FORECAST WATERS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE  
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE  
AND INTENSITY.  
 
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W  
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20  
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
 
.WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W  
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO  
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
 
.WITHIN 01N106W TO 01N113W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W  
TO 01N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW  
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S97W TO 00N112W TO 00N133W TO  
03.4S120W TO 03.4S91W TO 01S97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N107W TO 01S112W TO 02N116W TO  
00N129W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S93W TO 01N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.  
 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N116W TO 28N116W TO  
26N115W TO 26N114W TO 29N114W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY  
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN  
2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N118W TO 14N122W TO 13N124W TO  
11N123W TO 10N120W TO 11N118W TO 12N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 0730 UTC SAT AUG 15...  
   
TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN  
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG  
BETWEEN 240 NM AND 480 NM NE QUADRANT.  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA AT  
10N75W TO ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF PANAMA AT 07N80W TO 10N91W  
TO 06.5N104W. ITCZ FROM 06.5N104W 13N127W. NUMEROUS MODERATE  
SCATTERED STRONG FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 85W. ISOLATED  
TO WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 390 NM  
S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 98W...AND WITHIN 300 NM  
EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 98W AND 127W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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