593
FZPN03 KNHC 280853
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI AUG 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 30.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 12.7N 114.3W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
28 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N108W TO 17N112W TO 16N116W TO 07N116W TO 07N112W TO
12N108W TO 16N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 10N105W TO 15N107W TO 09N109W TO 06N115W TO 03N107W TO
05N105W TO 10N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 15.1N 116.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 190 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 180 NM NW AND 270 NM SE
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N109W TO
21N116W TO 20N120W TO 10N122W TO 06N114W TO 10N109W TO 16N109W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.5N 120.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NW AND 270 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 23N117W TO 22N125W TO 18N126W TO 11N122W TO 14N116W TO
17N114W TO 23N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 11.7N 133.0W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
28 MOVING ENE OR 065 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM NE
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE .WITHIN 12N130W TO 14N134W TO 11N136W TO 08N140W TO 07N131W TO
10N129W TO 12N130W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.3N 133.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N133W TO 15N136W TO 10N136W TO
07N140W TO 06N136W TO 09N130W TO 15N133W SW TO W WINDS 35 TO 45
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.7N 136.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WITHIN
13N135W TO 15N137W TO 15N139W TO 12N140W TO 10N139W TO 11N135W TO
13N135W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
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.
.LOW PRESSURE NEAR 24N130W 1007 MB. WITHIN 26N127W TO 28N128W TO
28N132W TO 24N134W TO 22N133W TO 23N130W TO 26N127W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATED. WITHIN 30N132W TO
28N139W TO 25N138W TO 24N135W TO 26N130W TO 30N132W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N137W TO 29N140W TO 24N140W TO
24N138W TO 26N137W TO 28N137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.WITHIN 12N87W TO 13N89W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO 10N88W TO 11N86W
TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC FRI AUG 28...
TROPICAL STORM KARINA
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 240 NM NW
AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES.
TROPICAL STORM LOWELL
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 270 NM IN
THE SW AND 120 NM IN THE NE SEMICIRCLES.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO 09N107W, AND FROM 12N118W TO
13N130W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 05N TO 115N BETWEEN 85W AND 120W...AND FROM 05N TO 12N
BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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