000 FZPN03 KNHC 152122 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE SEP 15 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 17. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 20.7N 122.1W 998 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 15 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N120W TO 18N123W TO 23N125W TO 25N121W TO 22N118W TO 17N120W 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N115W TO 15N122W TO 24N124W TO 25N118W TO 22N113W TO 15N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 22.5N 124.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N123W TO 21N125W TO 21N127W TO 25N127W TO 26N123W TO 22N123W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N121W TO 19N124W TO 23N129W TO 27N125W TO 26N121W TO 21N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARINA NEAR 23.5N 127.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 23N128W TO 24N129W TO 25N128W TO 25N126W TO 23N128W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N126W TO 22N127W TO 24N131W TO 27N128W TO 26N126W TO 24N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 23.3N 128.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 22.5N 129.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 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. .WITHIN 17N135W TO 16N137W TO 17N138W TO 19N136W TO 19N135W TO 17N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N137W TO 16N138W TO 16N139W TO 17N139W TO 17N137W TO 16N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 10N132W TO 09N137W TO 11N138W TO 14N131W TO 14N127W TO 10N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 03.4S109W TO 03.4S120W TO 03S120W TO 02S116W TO 03.4S109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC TUE SEP 15... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 11N101W TO 10N106W THEN RESUMES W-SW OF KARINA FROM 16N128W TO LOW PRES NEAR 14N135W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM N OF THE EQUATOR TO CENTRAL AMERICA E OF 84W...AND FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 107W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W...FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W...FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 106W...FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 98W AND 106W...FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W...FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 107W AND 115W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE .