495
FZPN03 KNHC 301554
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN AUG 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN AUG 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 01.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.2N 122.1W 980 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 30 MOVING
WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE
QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 10N TO 23N BETWEEN 113W AND 127W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.6N 125.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 300 N AND 180 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS
TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NE QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 116W AND
132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.1N 128.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...125 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 270 N AND 180 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS
TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NE QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 120W AND
135W.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 13.3N 140.4W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 30
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M. OVER FORECAST
WATERS FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 137W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL W OF AREA NEAR 13.3N 144.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL WELL W OF AREA NEAR 13.5N
148.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO
NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 102W AND 104W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 M. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE
NEAR 12N107W 1008
MB. WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE
NEAR 14N109W 1007
MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN AUG 30...
HURRICANE KARINA
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN
120 NM OF CENTER.
TROPICAL STORM LOWELL
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG
WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE.
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 107W
NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM
07N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 09N90W TO 08N90W TO
11N107W TO 10N110W. IN ADDITION TO THE CONVECTION NEAR KARINA,
LOWELL AND THE TROPICAL WAVES, SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION IS EVIDENT N OF 04N E OF 81W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
PART OF THIS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS OVER THE GULF OF PANAMA. SIMILAR
CONVECTION IS ALSO FOUND FROM 02N TO 10N W OF 115W.
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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