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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1745 UTC THU SEP 03 2026

CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).

FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE
THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM).

SECURITE

PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT
TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SEP 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 53N174E 981 MB MOVING NE 20 KT AND
SECOND CENTER W OF AREA 60N177E 984 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. WITHIN
360 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...BETWEEN 240 NM AND 600 NM
NE QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER...AND WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 63N167W TO 54N165W TO 38N170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 49N169W. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 65N W
OF 160W...EXCEPT S OF 47N W OF 171W...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 59N178E 990 MB.
BETWEEN 240 NM AND 780 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 51N177W. ELSEWHERE FROM 45N TO 65N W OF
166W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 59N178E 996 MB.
WITHIN 420 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA 45N175E 996 MB. WITHIN 420
NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N176W 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 180 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N
TO 50N W OF 169W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 47N128W 1001 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 55N
BETWEEN 124W AND 147W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N125W 1008 MB. FROM 34N TO 50N BETWEEN
123W AND 142W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M...HIGHEST W AND SW OF
CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 51N163W 1016 MB. WITHIN 420 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND NEAR 60N152W 1014 MB. WITHIN 360 NM
S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 180 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 63N173W TO 60N168W TO 40N169W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 45N BETWEEN 154W AND 165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 53N BETWEEN 150W AND
178W.

.FORECASTER ANDERSON. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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.

.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SEP 03 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 04 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 05 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.4N 157.1W 945 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 03
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS
145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...80
NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS
20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 240
NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 280 NM NE
QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...170 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 250 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO
06N BETWEEN 161W AND 147W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM
16N TO 10N BETWEEN 161W AND 154W...AND FROM 10N TO 05N BETWEEN
161W AND 154W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.6N 159.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM
N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 25N
TO 05N BETWEEN 167W AND 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.9N 162.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 320 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4
M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 220 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE FROM 25N
TO 04N BETWEEN 172W AND 154W.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND
INTENSITY.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.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. WINDS 20 TO 34
KT ELSEWHERE FROM 25N TO 18N E OF 143W. 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 9 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M ELSEWHERE FROM 28N TO 12N E OF 150W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 21.6N 142.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER. WINDS 20 TO 34
KT ELSEWHERE FROM 26N TO 19N E OF 146W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE
N OF 13N E OF 154W.

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

.TROUGH 25N159W 22N165W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 27N164W 22N173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 25N175W 20N180W.

.TROUGH 15N180W 11N178W MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS
WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 05N BETWEEN 170W AND 145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 05N BETWEEN 170W
AND 145W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 04N BETWEEN 170W
AND 145W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 27N TO 07N E OF 147W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ASSOCIATED SEAS DESCRIBED UNDER HURRICANE
KARINA.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 11N141W 11N146W 12N151W...AND 10N161W 09N173W
09N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 07N W OF 162W...AND
FROM 12N TO 05N E OF 150W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 04N BETWEEN 172W AND 151W.

$$

.FORECASTER TROTTER. HONOLULU HI.