National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN01 KWBC

FZPN01 KWBC 171554
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC FRI JUL 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC JUL 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JUL 19.

.WARNINGS.

GALE WARNING

.LOW 57N174W 1001 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. FROM 50N TO 59N BETWEEN 169W AND 170E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N166W 997 MB. FROM 49N TO 59N BETWEEN 155W AND 174W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N163W 1003 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 59N154W TO 57N152W TO 44N157W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 32N TO 41N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 44N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 48N TO 51N BETWEEN 147W AND 157W...FROM 51N TO 54N BETWEEN 175W AND 180W...AND FROM 55N TO 57N BETWEEN 177W AND 172E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 52N BETWEEN 154W AND 159W...AND FROM 53N TO 55N BETWEEN 169E AND 173E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM 59N152W TO 46N156W...AND FROM 53N TO 58N BETWEEN 169E AND 178E.

.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI JUL 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JUL 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JUL 19.

.WARNINGS.

HURRICANE WARNING

.TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 16.8N 120.8W 994 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 17 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM E AND 270 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 08N TO 23N BETWEEN 112W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ELIDA NEAR 18.7N 123.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 09N TO 25N BETWEEN 113W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ELIDA NEAR 22.0N 125.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 270 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 13N TO 29N BETWEEN 116W AND 137W 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.

N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5 AND 95.5W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12.5N BETWEEN 94.5 AND 95.5W

INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 107W. LOW PRES NEAR 10N107W. WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 108.5W. LOW PRES NEAR 11N108.5W. WITHIN 75 NM OF LOW CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES
POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 11N110.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI JUL 17...

TROPICAL STORM ELIDA
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH

THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA AT 10N76W TO 07N90W TO 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 11N105W TO 12N114W...THEN RESUMES SOUTHWEST OF ELIDA FROM 11N129W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 03N TO 09N E OF 90W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 99W...FROM 12N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 100W AND 108W.

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.