000 FZPN03 KNHC 260240 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE AUG 26 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC TUE AUG 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 28. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.2N 116.7W 952 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 26 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM W SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE 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 42 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 HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 21.3N 120.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...190 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 360 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 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 23.5N 125.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...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 26.5N 130.0W. 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 29.4N 132.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MARIE NEAR 30.8N 133.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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 17.2N 127.3W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 26 MOVING E OR 095 DEG AT 4 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 POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 16.4N 125.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 30 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. .LOW PRES...REMNANT OF LOWELL...NEAR 26N132W 1003 MB. 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...REMNANT OF LOWELL...NEAR 27N136W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N140W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0215 UTC TUE AUG 26... .HURRICANE MARIE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SE AND 45 NM NW SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 330 NM SE QUADRANTS...AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 13N115W TO 10N120W TO 11N125W. .TROPICAL STORM KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW AND 120 NM W QUADRANTS. .LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N140W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 139W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N77W TO 10N99W. NO ITCZ AXIS E OF 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 81W AND 86W...AND FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.