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FZPN03 KNHC 280349
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 30.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 11.9N 112.7W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
28 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120
NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N109W TO 17N111W TO 15N115W TO 09N117W TO 06N115W TO
07N112W TO 13N109W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 10N104W TO 17N109W TO 08N110W TO 04N115W TO 
03S111W TO 00N106W TO 10N104W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 14.3N 115.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 180 NM NW 
AND 270 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
16N110W TO 19N117W TO 13N119W TO 09N122W TO 08N115W TO 11N111W TO
16N110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 15N106W TO 18N109W TO 20N115W TO 06N119W TO 05N115W TO 
07N109W TO 15N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.0N 118.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NW AND 270 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 18N113W TO 22N113W TO 21N123W TO 16N125W TO 10N123W TO 
11N118W TO 18N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N106W TO 18N109W TO 20N115W TO 06N119W
TO 05N115W TO 07N109W TO 15N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 11.4N 133.5W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
28 MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM NE
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N130WTO 13N132W TO 13N134W TO 
07N139W TO 07N133W TO 10N130W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.3N 133.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. WITHIN WITHIN 14N131W TO 08N137W TO 07N135W TO
08N129W TO 10N128W TO 14N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.7N 135.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS TO 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N134W TO 15N138W TO 12N139W TO 11N137W TO 
11N135W TO 13N134W TO 14N134W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
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.

.LOW PRESSURE NEAR 24N128W 1008 MB. WITHIN 29N128W TO 29N131W TO
26N134W TO 21N133W TO 21N130W TO 25N126W TO 29N128W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATED. WITHIN 29N130W TO 
29N134W TO 27N136W TO 25N136W TO 25N132W TO 27N129W TO 29N130W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N135W TO 28N140W TO 24N140W TO 
25N137W TO 26N135W TO 30N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N89W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W
TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI AUG 28...

.TROPICAL STORM KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 240 NM NW 
AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES.

.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 270 NM IN
THE SW AND 120 NM IN THE NE SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 08N95W TO 09N107W...AND FROM 
12N117W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS ACTIVE FROM 05N TO 115N BETWEEN 85W AND 120W, AND 
FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.