High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
131 FZPN01 KWBC 282142 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC TUE JUL 28 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). SECURITE PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC JUL 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUL 30. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 54N133W 1005 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 600 NM S QUADRANT WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .LOW 53N148W 1005 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 480 NM S QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N141W 1003 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 53N138W TO 48N138W TO 44N146W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N141W 1001 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 55N140W TO 53N132W TO 49N130W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .FROM 46N TO 52N BETWEEN 154W AND 174W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 41N TO 46N BETWEEN 144W AND 160W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM N OF A LINE FROM 39N153W TO 40N146W TO 42N140W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N176W 1005 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 52N W OF 154W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM 46N180W TO 47N175W TO 47N167W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 56N W OF 169W. .FORECASTER HYDE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE JUL 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JUL 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JUL 30. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 18.0N 116.9W 955 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 28 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N114W TO 22N117W TO 20N120W TO 18N120W TO 15N116W TO 19N112W TO 22N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N110W TO 30N124W TO 15N128W TO 11N124W TO 10N114W TO 14N109W TO 23N110W...INCLUDING NEAR SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 19.0N 119.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N116W TO 23N122W TO 18N123W TO 16N121W TO 17N116W TO 19N115W TO 22N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N128W TO 25N137W TO 16N139W TO 12N124W TO 18N113W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GENEVIEVE NEAR 20.4N 124.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N119W TO 25N123W TO 24N127W TO 21N129W TO 17N126W TO 18N121W TO 22N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N117W TO 30N121W TO 27N140W TO 16N140W TO 14N128W TO 16N120W TO 22N117W 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. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W TO 09N89W TO 09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND S TO SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE JUL 28... .HURRICANE GENEVIEVE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT..AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N74W TO 06N93W TO 12N107W THEN FROM 11N121W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 360 NM SSW OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 108W...WITHIN 360 NM NNE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 98W AND 106W...AND WITHIN 270 NM EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 125W AND 140W. .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$