698
FZPN03 KNHC 291525
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 31.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KARINA NEAR 15.6N 117.6W 989 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 29
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS
65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM
SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
09N TO 20.5N BETWEEN 111W AND 122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO
4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 06N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 124W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 16.5N 119.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.2N 120.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
140 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 300 NM N AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 126W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 08N TO 27N BETWEEN
110W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 17.8N 124.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 12 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 09N TO 29N BETWEEN
114W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.8N 135.7W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 29
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
11N TO 16N W OF 132W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 12.8N 139.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SE
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 12N TO 15N W
OF 139W WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LOWELL W OF AREA NEAR 12.9N 143.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 40 NM
SE QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.

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.

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 102W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W 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 SAT AUG 29...

.TROPICAL STORM KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 14N
TO 16.5N BETWEEN BETWEEN 117W AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W.

.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG
FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 135W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 101W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 98W AND 104W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 08N95W TO 12N109W, AND W
OF 11N140W. IN ADDITION TO THE CONVECTION NEAR KARINA, LOWELL AND
THE TROPICAL WAVE, A CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS
NOTED FROM 04.5N TO 08N E OF 81W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS ACTIVE FROM 03N
TO 06N W OF 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.