797
FZPN03 KNHC 031612
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU SEP 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU SEP 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP  5.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.8N 136.7W 961 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 03
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...280 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS...WITHIN 24N131W TO 26N136W TO 26N140W TO 19N140W TO
17N138W TO 18N133W TO 24N131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0
TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 25N130W TO 28N140W TO
17N136W TO 18N140W TO 08N140W TO 08N129W TO 25N130W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 20.6N 139.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 180
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS...WITHIN 23N136W TO 25N140W TO 22N140W TO 22N138W TO
18N140W TO 20N136W TO 23N136W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 22N132W TO 25N133W TO 29N140W TO
13N140W TO 14N136W TO 22N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 21.6N 142.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 150
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS...WITHIN 23N139W TO 24N139W TO 24N140W TO 20N140W TO
21N139W TO 23N139W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 24N135W TO 28N140W TO 21N139W TO
16N140W TO 19N138W TO 22N134W TO 24N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 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.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.2N 114.9W 976 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 03
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 190 NM NE
QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 290 NM NE QUADRANT...210
NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 260 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N111W TO 23N116W TO 19N119W
TO 16N117W TO 15N111W TO 18N109W TO 22N111W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 21N107W TO 27N115W
TO 22N121W TO 17N120W TO 13N112W TO 17N108W TO
21N107W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 20.0N 117.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300
NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN
22N113W TO 24N121W TO 21N123W TO 18N121W TO 15N118W TO 16N113W TO
22N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA...WITHIN 23N110W TO 30N117W TO 26N126W TO 20N127W TO 11N120W
TO 13N111W TO 23N110W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 21.4N 119.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM
SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 12.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N115W TO 26N120W TO 23N126W
TO 19N124W TO 17N120W TO 18N115W TO 22N115W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST
WATERS...WITHIN 23N110W TO 30N119W TO 30N128W TO 25N133W TO
12N125W TO 11N116W TO 23N110W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU SEP 3...

.HURRICANE KARINA...NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 134W
AND 138W.

.HURRICANE MARIE...NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 108W
AND 117W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 96W...SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 10N BETWEEN
100W AND 111W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 09N96W TO 12N111W AND FROM
12N119W TO 12N133W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 02N
E OF 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND
111W.

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.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.