529  
FZPN03 KNHC 261525  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC MON OCT 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 MON OCT 26.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 27.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 28.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
.TROPICAL STORM VANCE NEAR 15.4N 105.7W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT  
26 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT  
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE  
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW  
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 165 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM  
SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH  
SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N102W TO 18N105W TO 17N108W TO  
14N108W TO 13N106W TO 14N121W TO 17N102W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS  
2.5 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N107W TO 21N109W TO  
15N113W TO 10N108W TO 09N104W TO 14N98W TO 20N107W...INCLUDING  
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN  
MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM VANCE NEAR 16.4N 107.6W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW  
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 75  
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N105W TO  
18N106W TO 18N108W TO 16N107W TO 15N105W TO 17N105W WINDS 20 TO  
33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N103W TO  
20N109W TO 17N114W TO 12N111W TO 14N109W TO 13N104W TO  
17N103W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM VANCE NEAR 19.2N 108.4W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0  
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...AND  
30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N104W  
TO 20N108W TO 18N109W TO 18N107W TO 19N146W...INCLUDING NEAR  
CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. REMAINDER  
OF AREA WITHIN 18N102W TO 21N106W TO 20N110W TO 16N109W TO  
14N106W TO 16N103W TO 18N102W 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 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W  
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30  
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO  
16N97W TO 14N97W TO 13N97W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20  
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO  
13N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  
...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN  
16N94W TO 16N96W TO 14N98W TO 13N98W TO 12N97W TO 13N94W TO  
16N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO  
13N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  
...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.   
48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE  
EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.WARM FRONT FROM 28N138W TO 30N140W. WITHIN 30N139W TO 30N140W  
TO 28N140W TO 29N139W TO 30N139W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2.5 TO 3 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 30N140W TO 28N138W. WITHIN  
30N137W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 28N139W TO 29N138W TO 30N137W SE  
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 30N138.5W TO 28N137W. WITHIN  
30N136W TO 30N139W TO 28N138W TO 28N137W TO 30N136W WINDS 20 KT  
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL.  
 
.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 10N86W TO  
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02.5S116W TO 02.5S117W TO 03.4S118.5W  
TO 03.4S114.5W TO 02.5S116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M  
IN MIXED NE AND S TO SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S101W TO 00N111W TO 02S120W TO  
03.4S120W TO 03.4S100W TO 02S101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
2.5 M IN MIXED NE AND S TO SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N104W TO 01S111W TO 01N112W TO  
00N117W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S107W TO 01N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED NE AND S TO SW SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC MON OCT 26...  
   
TROPICAL STORM VANCE  
NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM NE  
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER.  
 
.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 03.4S TO 06N BETWEEN 79W  
AND 84W.  
   
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 15N126.5W AND 21N107W  
AND  
WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 12N94W TO 12N97W AND W.  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N79W TO 09N90W TO 12N100W. IT  
RESUMES WELL SW OF VANCE AT 09N110W TO 07N120W TO LOW PRES NEAR  
09N130W 1010 MB AND TO 06N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM  
01N TO 08N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED  
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 132W AND 135W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 110W AND  
113W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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