115  
FZPN03 KNHC 181608  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC SUN OCT 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 OCT 18.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 19.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 20.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING
 
 
.HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 19.1N 106.8W 970 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 18  
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS  
110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT  
70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER  
EXCEPT 75 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN  
19N104W TO 21N107W TO 20N108W TO 18N108W TO 17N107W TO 17N105W TO  
19N104W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  
SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 18N108W TO 23N108W  
TO 22N112W TO 17N114W TO 14N111W TO 16N103W TO 18N108W WINDS 20  
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 20.1N 107.8W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW  
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90  
NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 21N107W TO  
21N108W TO 21N109W TO 19N108W TO 19N107W TO 20N106W TO  
21N107W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  
SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 24N108W TO 23N113W  
TO 20N114W TO 19N111W TO 17N107W TO 19N105W TO  
24N108W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF  
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TRUDY NEAR 20.3N 108.4W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M  
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT WITH  
SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 21N108W TO 21N109W TO 20N109W  
TO 20N108W TO 20N107W TO 21N108W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO  
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF  
AREA...WITHIN 21N106W TO 23N108W TO 22N112W TO 21N112W TO 18N109W  
TO 20N106W TO 21N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN  
MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TRUDY NEAR 20.6N 109.0W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM  
SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N108W TO  
22N109W TO 21N110W TO 20N109W TO 20N108W TO 21N108W TO WINDS 20  
TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.  
 
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE  
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE  
AND INTENSITY.  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO  
15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.  
SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W  
TO 12N97W TO 09N98W TO 11N94W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 16N94W TO  
14N98W TO 09N99W TO 08N97W TO 09N94W TO 12N91W TO 16N94W WINDS 20  
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO  
14N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 13N92W TO 16N95W TO 10N101W TO 06N101W TO  
05N95W TO 08N93W TO 13N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO  
12N98W TO 12N96W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 13N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N99W TO 09N102W TO  
06N100W TO 07N98W TO 13N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5  
M.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.WITHIN 04N110W TO 07N112W TO 02N114W TO 03.4S118W TO 02S108W TO  
00N112W TO 04N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S  
TO SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S103W TO 02S108W TO 02S113W TO  
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S101W TO 03S103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.  
 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N94W TO 01S105W TO 01S120W TO  
03.4S120W TO 03S95W TO 00N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.  
 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N125W TO 30N140W TO 27N134W TO  
28N129W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW  
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N121W TO 29N126W TO 30N126W TO  
28N131W TO 27N130W TO 29N127W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC SUN OCT 18...  
   
HURRICANE TRUDY
 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN  
180 NM OF CENTER.  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
 
 
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 06N99W...FROM 09N107W TO 08N124W.  
ITCZ FROM 07N127W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED  
STRONG FROM 02N TO 14N E OF 98W...FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 105W  
AND 120W...FROM 04N TO 10N W OF 127W.  
 

 
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
 
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