175  
FZPN03 KNHC 021001  
HSFEP2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0600 UTC WED SEP 2.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 3.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 4.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING  
 
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.5N 131.7W 940 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 02  
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT  
GUSTS 150 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 240 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 270 NM NW QUADRANT  
WITH SEAS TO 12.0 M. WITHIN 21N127W TO 26N131W TO 25N134W TO  
22N137W TO 15N135W TO 16N129W TO 21N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS  
4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 19N125W TO 27N129W TO 25N140W TO 14N140W TO  
14N133W TO 09N127W TO 19N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.5N 135.0W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. LITTLE CHANGE. TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. WITHIN 25N132W TO  
26N140W TO 19N140W TO 17N137W TO 18N132W TO 22N130W TO 25N132W  
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 26N128W TO 28N140W  
TO 17N134W TO 18N140W TO 09N140W TO 10N124W TO 26N128W WINDS 20  
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 20.4N 139.0W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR  
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM  
SW QUADRANT AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. WITHIN  
24N131W TO 29N140W TO 20N136W TO 19N140W TO 12N140W TO 14N133W TO  
24N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING  
 
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 16.7N 111.0W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP  
02 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT  
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE  
QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW  
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM  
SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH  
SEAS TO 9.0 M. WITHIN 17N104W TO 22N108W TO 18N116W TO 11N112W  
TO 10N109W TO 13N104W TO 17N104W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO  
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 17.5N 112.1W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 18.4N 113.6W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW  
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN  
270 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 11.0 M.  
WITHIN 19N104W TO 24N107W TO 23N118W TO 17N120W TO 12N117W TO  
12N108W TO 19N104W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF  
OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.7N 116.6W. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS  
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW  
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 300 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE  
QUADRANT...270 SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO  
12.0 M. WITHIN 23N107W TO 30N117W TO 25N125W TO 18N126W TO  
11N122W TO 13N109W TO 23N107W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES  
AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN  
60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 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.  
 
.WITHIN 00N115W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S109W TO 00N115W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S104W TO 01S108W TO 01S110W TO  
03.4S111W TO 03.4S103W TO 02S104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5  
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.  
.30 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 0930 UTC WED SEP 2...  
   
HURRICANE KARINA  
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM  
16N TO 21N BETWEEN 129W AND 134W.  
   
TROPICAL STORM MARIE  
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG  
FROM 09N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 116W.  
   
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH  
 
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N85W TO 08N92W TO 10N101W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 01N TO 12N BETWEEN 118W AND  
140W.  
 
 
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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