157  
FZPN03 KNHC 011601  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC TUE SEP 1 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 TUE SEP 1.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 2.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 3.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING
 
 
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.1N 129.0W 945 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 01  
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT  
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N  
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M  
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...240 NM NW  
QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11.0 M. ELSEWHERE  
WITHIN 24N127W TO 24N129W TO 22N132W TO 17N131W TO 16N127W TO  
19N125W TO 24N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M.  
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N122W TO 26N130W TO 24N140W TO  
15N137W TO 07N140W TO 12N125W TO 19N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.8N 132.4W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW  
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM IN NW QUADRANT...240  
NM IN NE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 150 NM IN SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS  
TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N130W TO 25N135W TO 23N137W TO  
19N136W TO 16N131W TO 20N129W TO 24N130W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS  
3.5 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N125W TO 26N128W TO  
26N140W TO 14N140W TO 08N135W TO 10N127W TO 22N125W WINDS 20 KT  
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.5N 136.1W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW  
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270  
NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300  
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N132W TO  
26N140W TO 20N140W TO 17N138W TO 17N134W TO 20N132W TO 23N132W  
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN  
25N129W TO 29N140W TO 08N140W TO 09N126W TO 16N131W TO 25N129W  
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.  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING
 
 
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 15.0N 108.7W 1002 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP  
01 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT  
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE  
QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 0 NM NW  
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150  
NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N105W TO 19N109W TO 18N111W TO 12N110W TO  
11N107W TO 14N105W TO 16N105W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0  
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N105W TO 19N107W TO 19N111W TO  
16N112W TO 10N110W TO 11N105W TO 15N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 17.1N 111.2W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...160 NM SW  
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210  
NM NE QUADRANT...165 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 165  
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N107W TO  
21N112W TO 18N116W TO 14N114W TO 13N111W TO 15N108W TO 19N107W  
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN  
19N105W TO 22N111W TO 18N116W TO 12N113W TO 11N109W TO 13N106W TO  
19N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M MIXED SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 18.0N 112.4W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.0N 113.9W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
WITHIN 130 NM S SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW  
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM  
SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N110W TO 23N117W TO 22N119W TO 16N119W TO  
15N112W TO 19N109W TO 22N110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.5  
M IN SE SWELL. WITHIN 24N108W TO 25N113W TO 22N120W TO 12N116W TO  
12N109W TO 16N106W TO 24N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
4.5 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 02S118W TO 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S117W TO 02S118W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N117W TO 02N130W TO 00N135W TO  
01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 02N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S100W TO 01N108W TO 00N111W TO  
03S114W TO 03.4S96W TO 01S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN  
S TO SW SWELL.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE SEP 1...  
   
HURRICANE KARINA
 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM  
16N TO 22N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W.  
   
TROPICAL STORM MARIE
 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG  
FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W.  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
 
 
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO 13N104W. NUMEROUS MODERATE  
SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 10N EAST OF 100W.  
 

 
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
 
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