232
FZPN03 KNHC 292142
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 31.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 16.4N 118.8W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 29
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS
75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM
SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
09N TO 20N BETWEEN 111W AND 122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 07N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 125W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 16.9N 120.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.4N 122.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
140 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 08N
TO 28N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.9N 125.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM NE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA
FROM 10N TO 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 13.2N 137.1W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 29
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM
SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM
OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 134W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 13.1N 140.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 138W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL WELL W OF AREA NEAR 13.2N 144.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 40 NM
SE QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 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.
.N OF 25N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
M.
.24 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 LITTLE CHANGE
EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO
NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 99W AND 101.5W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...AND
FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE
NEAR 11N107W 1009
MB. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 102W AND 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 M.
48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE
NEAR 11.5N107W
1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC SAT AUG 29...
TROPICAL STORM KARINA
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W...AND FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN
114W AND 117W.
TROPICAL STORM LOWELL
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG
WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE.
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 101.5W
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 06N90W TO 18N104W, AND W
OF 11N140W. IN ADDITION TO THE CONVECTION NEAR KARINA, LOWELL AND
THE TROPICAL WAVE...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS
OBSERVED FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W. THIS CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY IS AFFECTING PARTS OF WESTERN PANAMA AND SOUTHERN COSTA
RICA.
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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