National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN03 KNHC

FZPN03 KNHC 172045
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI APR 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 23N109W TO 23N110W TO 23N111W TO 22N111W TO 21N110W TO 22N109W TO 23N109W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N126W TO 29N126W TO 29N122W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC FRI APR 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 02S86.5W

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH

TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 08N86W TO LOW PRES NEAR 04N97W 1011 MB TO 07N107W AND TO 02N113W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N113W TO 07N120W TO 05N129W TO 05N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 90W AND 93.5W AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 93.5W AND 100W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 113W AND 114W...WITHIN 30 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 115W AND 117W AND BETWEEN 132W AND 135W. A SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 01S88W TO 02S100W TO 01S110W TO 03S120W TO 03S130W AND TO 03S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 96W AND 99W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.