High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
656 FZPN03 KNHC 150307 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED JUL 15 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC WED JUL 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JUL 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUL 17. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE-E NEAR 14.7N 110.5W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 15 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N107W TO 18N111W TO 16N112W TO 15N111W TO 14N108W TO 16N107W TO 18N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N106W TO 20N109W TO 18N112W TO 14N110W TO 14N108W TO 16N105W TO 18N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE-E NEAR 14.9N 112.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIVE-E NEAR 15.0N 114.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N111W TO 18N115W TO 17N117W TO 14N116W TO 14N113W TO 12N111W TO 18N111W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N111W TO 20N114W TO 19N117W TO 17N119W TO 09N112W TO 15N110W TO 18N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FIVE-E NEAR 15.8N 118.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N113W TO 20N120W TO 13N119W TO 08N121W TO 09N116W TO 13N112W TO 19N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N111W TO 21N114W TO 18N123W TO 10N122W TO 07N119W TO 09N114W TO 18N111W 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. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 10N137W TO 11N138W TO 10N140W TO 07N140W TO 07N138W TO 08N137W TO 10N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N138W TO 20N139W TO 21N140W TO 18N140W TO 19N139W TO 20N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 0000 UTC WED JUL 15... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 104W AND 113W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N74W TO 10N85W TO 08N87W. ITCZ FROM 08N87W TO 06N91W THEN FROM 04N93W TO 11N107W THEN FROM 11N111W TO 07N120W TO 13N133W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 300 NM SSE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 108W AND 118W...AND WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 138W. SIMILAR CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM OF COASTS OF WESTERN EL SALVADOR AND GUATEMALA. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.