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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED SEP 3 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED SEP 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP  5.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.8N 130.1W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 03
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS
110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...80
NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
16N130W TO 16N131W TO 15N132W TO 11N130W TO 11N129W TO 13N128W
TO 16N130W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 17N127W TO 18N131W TO 16N135W TO 10N130W TO 11N124W
TO 13N125W TO 17N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN SE
TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.9N 132.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 60
NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N133W TO
15N134W TO 14N134W TO 12N133W TO 12N131W TO 13N131W TO 17N133W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
17N129W TO 18N133W TO 16N137W TO 13N136W TO 10N131W TO 12N128W TO
17N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.2N 135.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N135W TO 18N137W TO 17N138W TO
15N138W TO 13N137W TO 13N135W TO 17N135W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N132W TO 19N137W TO
18N140W TO 15N140W TO 11N134W TO 14N130W TO 17N132W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 21.2N 110.4W 990 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 03
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE
QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N110W TO 23N111W TO 22N112W TO 22N111W
TO 20N111W TO 21N109W TO 23N110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO
5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N107W TO 23N109W TO 22N112W TO
20N112W TO 19N110W TO 19N108W TO 21N107W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60
NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN SE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 23.2N 113.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 30
NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N112W TO
25N113W TO 24N114W TO 23N113W TO 23N112W TO 24N111W TO
24N112W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N111W TO 26N114W TO
24N117W TO 22N117W TO 21N113W TO 22N110W TO 24N111W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
S TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 25.3N 113.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N113W TO 26N114W TO 26N115W TO 25N115W TO
25N114W TO 25N113W TO 26N113W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 26N113W TO 27N115W TO 25N117W TO 25N116W TO 24N114W TO
24N113W TO 26N113W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 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 10N108W TO 11N110W TO 10N113W TO 08N116W TO 09N113W TO
08N110W TO 10N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N108W TO 13N113W TO 10N118W TO
08N110W TO 15N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N109W TO 14N110W TO 13N114W TO
11N117W TO 10N114W TO 10N110W TO 13N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 03S105W TO 02S107W TO 03S110W TO 03S114W TO 03.4S115W TO
03.4S101W TO 03S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N95W TO 06N106W TO 05N106W TO 04N103W
TO 05N102W TO 05N98W TO 06N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M
IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N94W TO 07N100W TO 07N104W TO 06N104W
TO 05N97W TO 04N94W TO 06N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN
S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 01S82W TO 00N82W TO 01S83W TO 02S82W TO
03.4S82W TO 03.4S81W TO 01S82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN
S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N92.5W TO 08N92.5W TO 07.5N93W TO
07N93W TO 07N92.5W TO 07.5N92W TO 08N92.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 27N111W TO 27N112W
TO 26N111W TO 25N110W TO 27N111W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 28N111W TO 28N112W
TO 27N112W TO 27N111W TO 27N110W TO 28N111W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC WED SEP 3...

.HURRICANE KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 13.5N TO 15N
BETWEEN 129W AND 131W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE
FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 128.5W AND 132W.

.HURRICANE LORENA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 20N TO 24N
BETWEEN 108W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE
FROM 17N TO 24N BETWEEN 107W AND 114.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10.5N74.5W TO 09N78W TO 09.5N97W TO
14.5N109W TO 16N122W THEN RESUMES FROM 12.5N133W TO BEYOND
10.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION N OF
05N E OF 87W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
CONVECTION FROM 07N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 100W AND FROM 08N
TO 15N BETWEEN 102W AND 123W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION
FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 137W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.