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FZPN03 KNHC 260912
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1030 UTC TUE AUG 26 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 28.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.9N 117.8W 961 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 26 
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT 
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...160 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT...480 NM SE QUADRANT... 
330 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 390 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E AND 600 NM S QUADRANTS...AND 360 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
N OF 08N BETWEEN 102W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 105W AND 126W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 21.9N 121.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 170 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT...140 NM 
NW. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 360 
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF A LINE FROM 18N101W TO 10N110W TO 
10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF 
SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.2N 126.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 420 NM N AND 300 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 18N108W TO 10N120W TO 10N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL MARIE NEAR 27.3N 130.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MARIE NEAR 29.9N 
132.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MARIE NEAR 30.5N 
133.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

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. 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARINA NEAR 17.0N 127.1W 1004 MB AT 0900 
UTC AUG 26 MOVING E OR 100 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 45 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ABSORBED BY HURRICANE MARIE.

.LOW PRES...REMNANT OF LOWELL...NEAR 26N133W 1004 MB. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N137W 1008 MB. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE AUG 26...

.HURRICANE MARIE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SE 
AND 45 NM NW SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 23N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W.

.TROPICAL STORM KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED FROM 16N TO 
18N BETWEEN 128 AND 130W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 09N100W. NO ITCZ   
AXIS. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 02N TO 07N E OF 81W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.