000 FZPN03 KNHC 251553 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON AUG 25 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON AUG 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 27. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 17.9N 114.8W 932 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 25 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT...300 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 25N BETWEEN 105W 120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER N OF 07N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 20.1N 118.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 22.2N 123.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM FROM CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.5N 128.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL MARIE NEAR 28.0N 132.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MARIE NEAR 30.5N 133.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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 17.1N 128.0W 1004 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 25 MOVING ELSE OR 110 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 16.4N 126.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 15.7N 125.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. .LOW NEAR 25N130W 1004 MB...REMNANT OF LOWELL. WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 23N135W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N138W 1007 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON AUG 25... .HURRICANE MARIE...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W. .TROPICAL STORM KARINA....SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM SW QUADRANT. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 10N90W TO 09N100W. NO ITCZ AXIS IS PRESENT. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS E OF 90W AND BETWEEN 95W AND 100W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.