000 FZPN03 KNHC 160325 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED SEP 16 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC WED SEP 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 18. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 21.3N 123.0W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 16 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N122W TO 20N125W TO 23N126W TO 25N124W TO 23N120W TO 19N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N117W TO 15N121W TO 23N126W TO 26N120W TO 22N115W TO 16N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 23.0N 125.6W. 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 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N124W TO 22N128W TO 24N128W TO 26N127W TO 26N125W TO 22N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N124W TO 20N128W TO 23N129W TO 26N128W TO 26N122W TO 20N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARINA NEAR 23.5N 127.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 24N127.5W TO 24N128W TO 24N128.5W TO 24.5N128.5W TO 24.5N127.5W TO 24N127.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N127W TO 23N128W TO 24N130W TO 26N129W TO 26N127W TO 24N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 23.2N 129.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KARINA NEAR 22.5N 130.2W. 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 03.4S114W TO 03.4S119.5W TO 03S118.5W TO 03S116W TO 03.4S114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 17N137W TO 16N138W TO 17N138W TO 18N137W TO 18N136W TO 17N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 11N133W TO 12N133W TO 12N131W TO 13N130W TO 11N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .06 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 0250 UTC WED SEP 16... .TROPICAL STORM KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NE AND WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10.5N73W TO 09N83W TO 10.5N111W, THEN RESUMES W-SW OF KARINA FROM 17N127W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 03N TO 10N E OF 86.5W, AND FROM 08.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 104W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.