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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN SEP 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN SEP 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 08.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 23.5N 122.5W 977 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 06 MOVING
NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM
NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...300 NM SW QUADRANT AND 330 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N118W TO 27N121W TO
26N125W TO 24N127W TO 20N124W TO 19N121W TO 24N118W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N113W TO 24N123W TO
30N135W TO 20N137W TO 10N124W TO 17N115W TO 25N113W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.1N 123.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 24.7N 124.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM
OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 26N121W TO 30N126W TO 27N131W TO 24N130W TO 21N125W TO
23N121W TO 26N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N139W TO 22N134W TO 15N131W TO 13N124W TO
20N118W TO 24N115W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 26.3N 127.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM
W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N124W TO 30N128W
TO 29N131W TO 24N130W TO 23N126W TO 25N123W TO 28N124W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N122W TO 30N135W
TO 28N140W TO 22N140W TO 17N128W TO 21N123W TO 30N122W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 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.

.TROPICAL STORM KARINA WELL W OF AREA. WITHIN 30N135W TO 20N137W TO
20N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3M IN
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N139W TO 28N128W TO 22N134W TO 15N131W TO
17N140W TO 30N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH THOSE ASSOCIATED TO
TROPICAL STORM MARIE.

HURRICANE MARIE.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N113W TO 03N124W TO 00N135W TO 03.4S120W
TO 01S120W TO 03.4S109W TO 00N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC SUN SEP 06...

.HURRICANE MARIE...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM
NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 95W AND 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N103W TO 09N111W TO
12N118W. IT RESUMES SW OF MARIE AT 13N126W TO 10N134W TO 12N140W.
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 01N TO 07N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W
...FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W...FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN
83W AND 90W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 98W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 113W AND
130W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.