333
FZPN03 KNHC 241538
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT OCT 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 26.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 12.9N 103.0W 970 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 24
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N99W TO 17N104W TO 14N107W TO
12N107W TO 09N104W TO 10N99W TO 16N99W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N96W TO 17N100W TO 18N106W
TO 11N110W TO 06N106W TO 07N99W TO 13N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NEAR 14.6N 103.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO
9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N99W TO 18N102W TO 18N106W TO 11N106W
TO 11N102W TO 13N99W TO 17N99W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N96W TO 21N106W TO 19N111W TO
13N113W TO 06N108W TO 07N100W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 16.0N 104.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N101W TO 20N106W TO 17N109W TO
14N108W TO 12N104W TO 13N101W TO 17N101W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 16N99W TO 23N110W TO 16N113W TO 11N111W TO 10N105W TO
12N100W TO 16N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
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 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO
16N98W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 01S83W TO 02S85W TO 00N86W TO 01S89W TO 03.4S88W TO
03.4S81W TO 01S83W...INCLUDING NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF
GUAYAQUIL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 30N119.5W TO 30N125W TO 29.5N123.5W TO 29.5N121W TO
30N119.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL SYSTEM WNW OF AREA. WITHIN 29.5N139W
TO 30N139W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29N139.5W TO 29.5N139.5W TO
29.5N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL SYSTEM WNW OF AREA.
LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC SAT OCT 24...
HURRICANE VANCE
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 97W AND
105W.
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 00N127W TO 00N135W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N82W TO 07N85W TO 09N94W. IT
RESUMES SW OF VANCE AT 07N112W TO 05N120W TO 05N132W TO 03N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 07N BETWEEN 85W
AND 94W AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 80W AND
85W.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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