811  
FZPN03 KNHC 251525  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC SUN OCT 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 25.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON OCT 26.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 27.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING  
 
.HURRICANE VANCE NEAR 14.3N 103.8W 989 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 25  
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS  
80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE  
QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR  
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 135  
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N100W TO  
18N105W TO 15N107W TO 12N107W TO 11N102W TO 13N100W TO 16N100W    
..INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES  
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5  
TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N106W TO 18N113W TO 11N113W TO  
06N107W TO 06N101W TO 12N96W TO 21N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM VANCE NEAR 14.5N 104.1W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM VANCE NEAR 15.0N 104.8W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW  
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER  
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 180 NM S  
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N101W TO 19N106W  
TO 16N108W TO 14N108W TO 12N105W TO 14N102W TO 17N101W...INCLUDING  
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.  
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N100W TO 21N109W TO 17N113W TO 14N112W  
TO 10N105W TO 12N101W TO 17N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5  
TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM VANCE NEAR 16.1N 105.9W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW  
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER  
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N102W TO 20N105W TO 18N108W TO 15N108W TO  
14N104W TO 15N102W TO 18N102W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...INCLUDING NEAR  
CABO CORRIENTES...SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN  
17N101W TO 20N109W TO 17N113W TO 13N111W TO 11N108W TO 12N102W TO  
17N101W 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 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W  
 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W  
TO 15N97W TO 13N97W TO 14N94W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.   
18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO 40 KT  
AND  
SEAS TO 4.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.   
48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE  
EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL SYSTEM WNW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N139.5W  
TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29.5N139.5W TO 30N139.5W WINDS 20 KT OR  
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL SYSTEM WNW OF AREA WITHIN 30N139W TO  
30N140W TO 28N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL.   
48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE  
EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT.  
 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S99W TO 02S120W TO 03S120W TO  
03.4S99W TO 03S99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED  
NE AND SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N105W TO 01S110W TO 00N118W TO  
03.4S120W TO 03.4S98W TO 01N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M  
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC SUN OCT 25...  
   
HURRICANE VANCE  
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180  
NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE.  
 
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W  
AND 81W.  
   
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 107W  
FROM  
02N TO 05N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W AND FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 121W  
AND 124W.  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 09N88W TO 12.5N95W. IT  
RESUMES SW OF VANCE AT 09N108W TO 06N119W TO 08N130W TO 06N140W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE TROUGH  
BETWEEN 86W AND 89W AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 82W  
AND 83W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN  
92W AND 95W...WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 112W AND  
116W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 127W AND 130W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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