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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON OCT 6 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON OCT 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE OCT  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT  8.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 16.7N 107.3W 986 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 06
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 205 NM NE QUADRANT...300
NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N100W TO 22N110W TO
15N114W TO 09N111W TO 08N104W TO 11N99W TO 17N100W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 18.1N 108.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
330 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N107W TO
20N110W TO 20N113W TO 17N113W TO 15N109W TO 17N106W TO
22N107W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 16N99W TO 24N108W TO
22N114W TO 11N113W TO 08N105W TO 11N101W TO 16N99W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE PRISCILLA NEAR 20.0N 111.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM W SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 330
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. WITHIN 23N109W TO 24N114W
TO 19N115W TO 17N111W TO 19N109W TO 21N113W TO 23N109W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M.
WITHIN 17N102W TO 26N110W TO 26N116W TO 23N119W TO 11N112W TO
10N104W TO 17N102W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE OCTAVE NEAR 16.4N 122.8W 984 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 06
MOVING NE OR 055 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...105 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. WITHIN 19N122W TO 19N124W TO 15N126W TO 14N124W TO
14N122W TO 15N121W TO 19N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M. WITHIN 15N119W TO 19N122W TO 19N128W TO 14N128W TO 10N125W
TO 10N122W TO 15N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE OCTAVE NEAR 16.3N 120.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 5.0 M. WITHIN 17N117W TO 19N121W TO 17N125W TO 15N125W
TO 10N124W TO 13N117W TO 17N117W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 16.1N 119.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.7N 118.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M. WITHIN 16N117W TO 17N120W TO 15N120W TO
12N118W TO 12N116W TO 14N115W TO 16N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 17N114W TO 19N118W TO 18N121W TO 14N122W TO
10N121W TO 12N114W TO 17N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 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.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC MON OCT 6...

.HURRICANE PRISCILLA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 13N TO
19N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IN
SPIRAL BANDS ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 23N BETWEEN 100W AND 114W.

.HURRICANE OCTAVE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 15N TO 18N
BETWEEN 121W AND 124W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 14N99W...THEN RESUMES
SW OF OCTAVE FROM 13N128W TO 10N134W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM
10N134W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 02N TO 16N E OF 99W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.