481 
FZPN03 KNHC 040326
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI SEP 4 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI SEP 4.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP  5.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP  6.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 20.1N 138.4W 969 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 04
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS
110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80
NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...300 NM NW QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N135W TO 25N137W
TO 25N140W TO 19N140W TO 18N138W TO 20N135W TO 22N135W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N130W TO 
26N132W TO 29N140W TO 07N140W TO 07N132W TO 15N132W TO 21N130W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SEAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA JUST W OF AREA. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N139W TO 25N140W TO 20N140W TO 
21N139W TO 23N139W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N137W TO 28N140W TO 21N139W TO 15N140W
TO 17N138W TO 22N135W TO 25N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KARINA WELL W OF AREA. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
28N136W TO 29N140W TO 19N140W TO 20N136W TO 23N135W TO 28N136W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.6N 116.3W 972 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 04 
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT 
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE...330 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N113W 
TO 24N121W TO 19N121W TO 16N117W TO 17N113W TO 20N112W TO 22N113W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
23N109W TO 30N117W TO 25N124W TO 19N125W TO 12N118W TO 13N112W TO
23N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 20.7N 118.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330
NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N115W TO 
25N121W TO 23N124W TO 20N124W TO 17N120W TO 18N115W TO 23N115W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
23N110W TO 30N117W TO 30N126W TO 20N129W TO 11N120W TO 15N111W TO
23N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 22.2N 121.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM N SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM 
SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 12.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N117W TO 26N123W TO 24N126W TO
19N125W TO 18N121W TO 19N117W TO 24N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 
24N112W TO 30N116W TO 25N126W TO 30N133W TO 21N136W TO 12N118W TO
24N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI SEP 4...

.HURRICANE KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 18N TO
22N BETWEEN 136W AND 140W.

.HURRICANE MARINE...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N 
TO 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 09N109W...FROM 13N121W TO 13N133W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 10N E OF 113W...FROM
08N TO 15N W OF 117W.

$$
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.