856
FZPN03 KNHC 302122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN AUG 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN AUG 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.2N 123.2W 978 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 30 MOVING
W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...270 NM NE QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NE QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 11N TO 24N BETWEEN 115W AND
128W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.3N 125.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
300 N AND 180 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240
NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 134W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.0N 129.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SE QUADRANT.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 270 N AND 180 S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 12 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NW QUADRANT WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 12N TO 26N W OF 122W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL W OF AREA LOCATED NEAR 13.3N 141.8W AT
30/2100Z...OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 138W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 106W. FROM 12N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 102W AND 108W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N108W 1008
MB. WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N109W 1007
MB. WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN AUG 30...

.HURRICANE KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN
120 NM OF CENTER.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 106W WITH 1010 MB LOW NEAR 12N106W...NUMEROUS
MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W.
SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 104W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 09N90W TO 08N90W TO
11N106W TO 12N118W. IN ADDITION TO THE CONVECTION NEAR KARINA...AND
THE TROPICAL WAVES...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION IS EVIDENT N OF 03N E OF 85W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
PART OF THIS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS AFFECTING WESTERN PANAMA AND
COSTA RICA.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.