000 FZPN03 KNHC 262130 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE AUG 26 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 21.1N 120.3W 968 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 26 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 500 NM NE QUADRANT...570 NM SE QUADRANT... 300 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 480 NM SE AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN KARINA SECTION BELOW REMAINDER OF AREA BOUND BY 30N130W TO 30N115W TO 23N109W TO 25N108W TO 18N104W TO 00N113W TO 00N121W TO 16N130W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 23.1N 124.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 470 NM N SEMICIRCLE...330 NM SE AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N115W TO 17N102W TO 07N115W TO 08N130W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL MARIE NEAR 25.8N 129.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N117W TO 13N117W TO 12N127W TO 18N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL MARIE NEAR 28.9N 132.3W. 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 30.2N 133.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW MARIE NEAR 30.0N 134.0W. 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 16.2N 127.2W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 26 MOVING SSE OR 150 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE WITH MARIE... WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 16.0N 124.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH MARIE SECTION ABOVE. .48 HOUR FORECAST...REMNANT LOW TO DISSIPATE. .LOW PRES...REMNANT OF LOWELL...NEAR 27.5N134W 1004 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24.5N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 127W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N139W 1008 MB. N OF 28.5N W OF 135W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH MARIE SECTION ABOVE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC TUE AUG 26... .HURRICANE MARIE...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 18N BETWEEN 111W AND 123W. .TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARINA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N71W TO 08N77W TO LOW PRES NEAR 11.5N89.5W 1009 MB TO 08N97W TO 11N106W...WHERE IT REMAINS FRACTURED E OF MARIE. TROUGH RESUMES SW OF MARIE FROM LOW PRES NEAR 15N138.5W TO BEYOND 13.5N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N E OF 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 300 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 106W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.