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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 020419
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED SEP 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.3N 130.8W 946 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 02
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...110 NM NW QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. WITHIN 20N125W TO 26N130W
TO 22N140W TO 17N140W TO 11N132W TO 14N126W TO 20N125W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.1N 134.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. LITTLE CHANGE. WITHIN 
26N132W TO 26N140W TO 19N140W TO 16N136W TO 17N131W TO 21N130W TO
26N132W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 14N130W
TO 25N130W TO 26N140W TO 16N135W TO 11N140W TO 06N127W TO 
14N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.9N 138.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR 
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM
SW QUADRANT AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. WITHIN 
22N131W TO 25N133W TO 28N140W TO 13N140W TO 16N134W TO 22N131W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 16.1N 110.3W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
02 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180
NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 6.0 M. WITHIN 18N105W TO 21N108W TO 21N111W TO 17N115W 
TO 12N113W TO 10N109W TO 18N105W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO 
CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 16.9N 111.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 17.9N 112.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150
NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. WITHIN 20N106W TO 24N114W TO
20N117W TO 16N117W TO 13N112W TO 15N107W TO 20N106W...INCLUDING 
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.4N 115.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 210 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE 
QUADRANT AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. WITHIN 
24N109W TO 28N116W TO 23N124W TO 19N124W TO 10N118W TO 13N110W TO
24N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

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 00N119W TO 00N121W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S117W
TO 00N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N108W TO 01S114W TO 01N119W TO
00N123W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 01N108W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S99W TO 00N105W TO 01S112W TO 03S113W
TO 03.4S99W TO 02S99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC WED SEP 2...

.HURRICANE KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 
16N TO 22N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W.

..TROPICAL STORM MARIE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG 
FROM 04N TO 20N BETWEEN 102W AND 116W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 08N96W TO 12N105W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 11N AND W OF 
117W.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.