822
FZPN03 KNHC 290927
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 14.7N 117.0W 989 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
29 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...270
NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N110W TO 20N114W TO
19N120W TO 09N122W TO 07N115W TO 09N111W TO 17N110W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 15.5N 118.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 16.5N 120.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 300 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N116W TO 22N123W TO 16N126W TO 12N122W TO
10N115W TO 15N111W TO 23N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.3N 123.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 12
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N116W TO 26N123W TO 24N129W TO
18N130W TO 12N123W TO 18N115W TO 22N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.6N 134.8W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
29 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N132W TO 16N136W TO 15N139W TO
13N139W TO 11N137W TO 13N131W TO 14N132W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.9N 139.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N136W TO 17N137W TO 18N140W TO 11N140W TO
13N137W TO 15N136W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL W OF AREA NEAR 13.0N
143.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS E OF 140W...WITHIN 16N138W TO 17N140W TO 12N140W TO
12N139W TO 14N138W TO 16N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN SE 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 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W
TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 13N90W TO 11N95W TO 09N94W TO 10N89W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 29N132W TO 29N135W TO 28N138W TO 24N136W TO 24N134W TO
27N131W TO 29N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N137W TO 28N138W TO 28N140W TO
25N140W TO 26N137W TO 27N137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N102W TO 12N104W TO 10N104W TO
11N102W TO 12N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N104W TO 13N105W TO 13N108W TO
11N109W TO 10N108W TO 11N104W TO 12N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT AUG 29...

.TROPICAL STORM KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM
SE AND 90 NW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM
SW SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 07N80W TO 10N85W TO 07N100W TO
09N105W, AND FROM 111N115W TO 15N125W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO
SCATTERED STRONG FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 105W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.