919  
FZPN03 KNHC 182102  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 1800 UTC SUN OCT 18.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 19.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 20.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING  
 
.HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 19.5N 107.0W 974 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 18  
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS  
105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT  
70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S  
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS  
TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 21N106W TO 21N108W TO 19N108W TO  
18N108W TO 18N106W TO 19N105W TO 21N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO  
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF  
AREA...WITHIN 19N104W TO 21N106W TO 23N112W TO 18N114W TO 15N113W  
TO 15N106W TO 19N104W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS  
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE TRUDY NEAR 20.1N 108.0W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120  
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 21N107W TO  
21N108W TO 20N109W TO 19N107W TO 20N107W TO 21N107W...INCLUDING  
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M.  
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 21N106W TO 24N109W TO 23N113W TO  
20N113W TO 17N108W TO 19N106W TO 21N106W...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 108.7W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M  
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH  
SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 21N108W TO 21N109W TO 20N109W  
TO 20N108W TO 21N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.  
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 22N108W TO 22N109W TO 21N109W TO  
22N111W TO 20N111W TO 19N108W TO 22N108W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO  
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED  
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TRUDY NEAR 20.7N 109.3W.  
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 21N109W TO  
22N109W TO 21N110W TO 20N110W TO 20N109W TO 21N108W TO 21N109W  
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 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W TO  
16N94W...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 13N97W TO 08N98W TO 11N93W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 13N91W TO  
16N95W TO 13N98W TO 08N100W TO 07N98W TO 09N93W TO 13N91W 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 15N96W TO 15N95W TO  
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS  
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N94W TO  
16N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N97W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20  
TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 13N92W TO  
16N95W TO 09N101W TO 05N101W TO 04N96W TO 13N92W WINDS 20 KT OR  
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO  
13N96W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE  
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 13N94W  
TO 16N95W TO 12N100W TO 09N101W TO 09N98W TO 13N94W NE WINDS 20  
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.WITHIN 00N112W TO 05N111W TO 01N115W TO 01S118W TO 03.4S118W TO  
03.4S109W TO 00N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S  
TO SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S119W TO 01S119W TO 01S120W TO  
03.4S120W TO 03.4S119W TO 03S119W TO 02S119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.  
 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N124W TO 30N133W TO 28N133W TO  
28N131W TO 28N128W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.0 M IN N SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N129W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO  
29N138W TO 29N134W TO 30N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.0 M IN N SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN OCT 18...  
   
HURRICANE TRUDY  
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN  
120 NM OF CENTER.  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 06N100W AND FROM 10N110W TO  
07N125W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 07N127W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE  
TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 14N E OF 98W AND FROM 03N TO 10N  
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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