008
FZPN03 KNHC 150247
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN NEAR 16.2N 132.9W 1005 MB AT 0300
UTC AUG 15 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 18N131W TO 20N133W TO 20N134W TO
17N135W TO 15N133W TO 15N131W TO 18N131W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N127W TO 24N133W TO 26N140W TO
18N140W TO 12N135W TO 12N133W TO 20N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HERNAN NEAR 16.4N
136.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN
22N131W TO 23N133W TO 22N140W TO 16N140W TO 15N136W TO 22N131W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HERNAN W OF AREA
NEAR 16.6N 140.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
OVER FORECAST WATERS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND
INTENSITY.

.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO 15.5N95.5W TO
15N95W TO 15N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N86W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO 30 KT AND SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 01N95W TO 03N95W TO 01N104W TO 02N110W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S99W TO 01N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S95W TO 00N103W TO 03N108W TO 00N121W
TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S88W TO 01S95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N116W TO 29N116W TO
27N116W TO 26N115W TO 27N114W TO 29N114W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0130 UTC SAT AUG 15...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERNAN...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 390 NM NE
QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 08.5N75W TO 07N80W TO 09N91W
TO 07N103W. ITCZ FROM 07N103W TO 15N126W. ISOLATED TO WIDELY
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 80W
AND 85W...FROM 03N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 100.5W...FROM 04N TO
13N BETWEEN 100.5W AND 117W...AND WITHIN 270 NM EITHER SIDE OF
ITCZ BETWEEN 117W AND 126W. SIMILAR CONVECTION FROM 04N TO 09N
BETWEEN 128W AND 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.