205
FZPN03 KNHC 310421
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 2.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.1N 123.8W 954 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 31
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 100 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 11.0 M. WITHIN 21N119W TO 22N124W TO 21N126W TO 17N128W
TO 14N122W TO 19N118W TO 21N119W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO
7.0 M. WITHIN 24N113W TO 30N119W TO 25N131W TO 17N132W TO
12N123W TO 18N113W TO 24N113W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.4N 126.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER 300 N AND 180 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10 M. WITHIN
20N124W TO 23N126W TO 23N129W TO 19N131W TO 15N129W TO 14N124W TO
20N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 22N119W TO
29N125W TO 29N131W TO 20N138W TO 13N133W TO 11N122W TO 22N119W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.4N 130.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER 270 N AND 180 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 9 M. WITHIN
22N127W TO 25N132W TO 20N135W TO 17N134W TO 16N131W TO 17N128W TO
22N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 21N122W TO
27N128W TO 24N140W TO 15N140W TO 12N132W TO 14N124W TO 21N122W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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 15N104W TO 16N106W TO 15N108W TO 13N108W TO 12N107W TO
12N104W TO 15N104W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N104W TO 18N109W TO 16N111W TO
13N108W TO 10N110W TO 10N104W TO 16N104W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N104W TO 20N110W TO 18N113W TO
11N112W TO 12N105W TO 18N104W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES... S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S119W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S117W TO 03S117W TO 01S119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC MON AUG 31...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 09N90W TO 08N90W TO
11N106W TO 12N118W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG N OF
03N E OF 85W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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