949
FZPN03 KNHC 040913
HSFEP2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI SEP 4 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SEP 4.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 5.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP 6.
.WARNINGS.
..HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 20.4N 139.3W 972 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 04
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...300 NM NW
QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 23N135W TO 26N140W TO 20N140W TO 18N138W TO 20N136W TO 23N135W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
23N132W TO 25N133W TO 28N140W TO 13N140W TO 15N135W TO 23N132W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA W OF AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM
N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N139W TO 25N140W TO 20N140W TO 21N139W TO
22N139W TO 24N139W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N137W TO 27N140W TO 22N139W TO 20N140W
TO 16N140W TO 21N136W TO 25N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA WELL W OF AREA. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA WELL W OF AREA. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
25N139W TO 27N139W TO 29N140W TO 19N140W TO 21N139W TO 25N139W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E 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
.HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.9N 117.1W 972 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 04
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE...330 NM NE QUADRANT AND
300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N113W
TO 25N120W TO 19N121W TO 16N118W TO 16N114W TO 20N111W TO 23N113W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
23N108W TO 30N117W TO 24N125W TO 19N125W TO 12N118W TO 12N113W TO
23N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 21.0N 119.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330
NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N114W TO
25N121W TO 23N125W TO 19N123W TO 17N119W TO 18N116W TO 22N114W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
23N110W TO 30N117W TO 25N123W TO 30N129W TO 19N130W TO 11N117W TO
23N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 22.7N 121.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM
SE QUADRANT...270 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N117W TO 27N124W TO 22N128W TO
20N126W TO 18N121W TO 20N118W TO 24N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
24N112W TO 24N127W TO 30N135W TO 21N139W TO 13N131W TO 12N119W TO
24N112W 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.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI SEP 4...
HURRICANE KARINA
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 19N
TO 22N W OF 137W.
HURRICANE MARIE
NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 15N TO
23N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 09N109W...FROM 13N121W TO 13N135W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 12N E OF 115W.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 15N W OF 113W.
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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