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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


706 
FZPN03 KNHC 030910
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU SEP 3 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU SEP 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP  5.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.6N 135.7W 957 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 03
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
270 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...330 NM NW QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N131W TO 25N133W
TO 25N140W TO 20N140W TO 17N136W TO 18N134W TO 23N131W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N131W TO 
28N140W TO 07N140W TO 07N128W TO 11N121W TO 14N126W TO 27N131W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED WELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 20.4N 138.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 11.0 M OVER FORECAST WATERS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N135W TO 
26N140W TO 22N140W TO 22N138W TO 18N140W TO 19N136W TO 23N135W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
22N131W TO 27N134W TO 29N140W TO 07N140W TO 09N129W TO 16N134W TO
22N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SEAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 21.4N 142.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM IN E SEMICIRCILE WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M OVER 
FORECAST WATERS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N139W TO 25N140W TO 20N140W 
TO 21N139W TO 24N139W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 6.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N133W TO 29N140W TO 14N140W TO 15N137W
TO 21N133W TO 24N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN 
MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 18.9N 113.9W 981 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 03
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...150
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N111W TO 22N116W TO 20N117W TO 17N116W TO 15N112W TO
18N109W TO 22N111W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N107W TO 25N113W TO 22N118W TO 17N119W
TO 13N113W TO 16N108W TO 23N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.8N 116.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM 
SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N111W TO 23N114W TO 24N120W TO 
23N122W TO 17N120W TO 17N113W TO 21N111W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
4.0 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N108W TO 30N117W TO 
25N124W TO 19N124W TO 12N118W TO 15N110W TO 23N108W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 21.0N 119.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND NW 
QUADRANT...AND 270 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 22N114W TO 26N122W TO 24N125W TO 19N124W TO 16N119W TO 
17N115W TO 22N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N110W TO 30N120W TO 30N127W TO 25N130W
TO 11N122W TO 15N112W TO 23N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

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 00N103W TO 01N111W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S98W
TO 00N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU SEP 3...

.HURRICANE KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG 
CONVECTION FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 133W TO 137W.

.HURRICANE MARIE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG 
CONVECTION FROM 12N TO 23N BETWEEN 106W TO 117W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 12N111W...FROM 12N119W TO 12N133W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION N OF 01N AND E OF 83W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 14N AND W OF 100W.

$$
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.