000 FZPN03 KNHC 132147 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED AUG 13 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED AUG 13. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 14. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 15. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 17.2N 112.6W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 13 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 17.4N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.8N 121.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.2N 126.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.4N 129.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.0N 133.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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. .LOW PRES NEAR 11N139W 1008 MB MOVING NW 5 KT. FROM 14N TO 16N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 16N W OF 138 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 02S W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED AUG 13... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 12N101W TO 19N110W. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 07N108W TO 17N106W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ FROM 10N85W TO 10N87W TO 12N95W...THEN RESUMES FROM 13N98W TO 15N105W. MONSOON TROUGH FROM 14N115W TO 11N128W TO 13N133W TO LOW PRES NEAR 11N139W 1008 MB TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 94W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 125W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.