818
FZPN03 KNHC 022208
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED SEP 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 4.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.9N 133.8W 943 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 02
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...110 NM NW QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND
270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N132W
TO 23N137W TO 20N137W TO 17N135W TO 17N132W TO 20N130W TO
24N132W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 25N127W TO 26N140W TO 13N140W TO 07N133W TO 10N126W TO
25N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.8N 137.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. LITTLE CHANGE. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
21N134W TO 25N136W TO 25N140W TO 18N140W TO 17N136W TO 18N135W TO
21N134W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 23N129W TO 29N140W TO 08N140W TO 10N126W TO 16N132W TO
23N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 20.6N 140.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 7 M OVER FORECAST WATERS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N137W TO
25N140W TO 18N140W TO 20N137W TO 22N137W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N136W TO 28N140W TO
14N140W TO 18N135W TO 21N133W TO 27N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 18.0N 112.5W 992 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP
02 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...120
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N109W TO 21N113W TO 18N115W TO 14N111W TO
17N108W TO 21N109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N104W TO 23N108W TO 20N116W TO
16N117W TO 12N113W TO 11N107W TO 18N104W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 18.7N 113.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.5N 115.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270
NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
240 NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N110W TO
23N117W TO 20N119W TO 17N117W TO 16N114W TO 18N111W TO 21N110W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
22N107W TO 28N116W TO 21N122W TO 12N116W TO 15N109W TO
22N107W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 20.8N 117.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND NW
QUADRANT...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 21N113W TO 24N116W TO 25N122W TO 19N122W TO 16N118W TO
17N114W TO 21N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N109W TO 30N117W TO 30N121W TO 20N127W
TO 11N118W TO 12N113W TO 22N109W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO
BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 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.
.WITHIN 01S109W TO 01S114W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S105W
TO 01S109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 2100 UTC WED SEP 2...
HURRICANE KARINA
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 18N-21N BETWEEN 133W-136W.
TROPICAL STORM MARIE
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 12N-19N BETWEEN 108W-115W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXITS THE COAST OF COSTA RICA NEAR 10N85W AND
EXTENDS TO 09N106W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING
NORTH OF 06N EAST OF 93W. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG
IS ALSO OCCURRING FROM 05N-12N BETWEEN 115W-133W.
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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