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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE SEP 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE SEP 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.8N 128.3W 987 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 02
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS
90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
40 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
14N127W TO 15N128W TO 15N129W TO 14N129W TO 13N128W TO 13N127W TO
14N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA
WITHIN 17N127W TO 16N131W TO 12N129W TO 10N130W TO 10N124W TO
17N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.8N 130.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 45
NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N131W TO
15N132W TO 14N132W TO 13N130W TO 13N129W TO 14N128W TO 16N131W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
17N128W TO 15N129W TO 17N131W TO 16N134W TO 10N129W TO 12N125W TO
17N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.9N 132.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N131W TO 16N131W TO 16N133W TO
15N134W TO 12N132W TO 13N131W TO 15N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 17N129W TO 18N133W TO 16N135W
TO 10N134W TO 13N131W TO 11N128W TO 17N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LORENA NEAR 18.3N 107.9W 1004 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP
02 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 30 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N104W TO 21N106W TO 21N108W TO
20N109W TO 17N108W TO 18N104W TO 19N104W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENA NEAR 20.7N 111.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
AND 15 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
22N110W TO 23N111W TO 22N113W TO 20N112W TO 20N111W TO 21N110W TO
22N110W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA
WITHIN 23N109W TO 23N111W TO 22N113W TO 20N113W TO 20N111W TO
21N108W TO 23N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 21.9N 112.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 23.0N 113.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N113W TO 24N114W TO 24N115W TO 23N115W TO
22N114W TO 23N112W TO 24N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 26N113W TO 25N115W TO 23N117W TO 22N117W
TO 20N113W TO 22N110W TO 26N113W 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.

.WITHIN 13N106W TO 09N112W TO 01N113W TO 03S117W TO 03.4S97W TO
13N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N107W TO 09N113W TO 01N113W TO
03.4S115W TO 03.4S96W TO 10N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N85W TO 13N110W TO 12N118W TO 07N113W
TO 00N81W TO 07N85W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE SEP 2...

.HURRICANE KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 13N TO 15N
BETWEEN 127W AND 129W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W.

.T.S. LORENA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 17N TO 20N
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE
FROM 13N TO 24N BETWEEN 104W AND 112W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 09N91W TO 13N102W. IT RESUMES FROM
16N108W TO 15N124W...AND THEN RESUMES FROM 12N131W TO 10N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 02N E OF 82W...FROM 09N
TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W...FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 102W AND
120W...AND FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.