974
FZPN03 KNHC 290355
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 14.2N 116.3W 988 MB AT 0300 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 120 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120
NM SW QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N113W TO 20N119W TO 14N122W TO 07N118W TO 06N112W TO
11N107W TO 21N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 15.1N 117.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 16.2N 119.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 360 NM NE
AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
20N114W TO 23N119W TO 21N124W TO 18N125W TO 11N122W TO 14N115W TO
20N114W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 20N108W TO 26N122W TO 22N126W TO 08N132W TO 09N115W TO
20N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.3N 122.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 420 NM N
AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
21N117W TO 26N124W TO 23N131W TO 19N129W TO 14N124W TO 18N116W TO
21N117W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 29N120W TO 24N134W TO 16N133W TO 10N125W TO 11N118W TO
20N113W TO 29N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.5N 134.2W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
29 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 6 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 4.5 M. ELSEWEHRE WITHIN 11N128W TO 13N131W TO 14N133W TO 13N135W TO 08N134W TO
08N129W TO 11N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.7N 136.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N133W TO 15N135W TO 13N137W TO
12N138W TO 11N136W TO 12N133W TO 13N133W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 13.0N 140.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF THE
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF
140W WITHIN 15N138W TO 15N140W TO 12N140W TO 12N138W TO 13N137W
TO 15N138W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 17N134W TO 18N136W TO 17N140W TO 11N140W TO 11N137W
TO 14N134W TO 17N134W 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.

.WITHIN 28N130W TO 30N133W TO 27N137W TO 25N137W TO 24N133W TO
27N130W TO 28N130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N135W TO 29N140W TO 25N140W TO
24N138W TO 25N136W TO 28N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N89W TO 11N95W TO 09N94W TO 10N89W TO 11N87W
TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 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 09N85W TO 09N105W. NUMEROUS
MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 80W AND
90W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.