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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON SEP 1 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON SEP 1.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP  2.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP  3.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 14.5N 124.6W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
01 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 20 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N124W TO 15N125W TO 15N124W TO
14N124W TO 15N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N123W TO 17N125W TO 16N126W TO
14N126W TO 14N124W TO 15N123W TO 17N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 14.3N 127.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 0
NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N127W TO
16N128W TO 15N129W TO 14N128W TO 14N127W TO 15N127W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N126W TO
16N127W TO 16N128W TO 15N129W TO 13N129W TO 13N127W TO 15N126W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.2N 129.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.1N 130.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 15
NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N131W TO
16N133W TO 14N132W TO 13N130W TO 14N130W TO 15N130W TO 17N131W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
17N129W TO 18N132W TO 17N135W TO 13N132W TO 12N131W TO 13N128W TO
17N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO 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 16N98W TO 17N99W TO 16N101W TO 15N101W TO 15N99W TO
15N98W TO 16N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN E TO SE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N104W TO 19N104W TO 18N106W TO
17N106W TO 17N105W TO 18N104W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N104W TO 19N105W TO
17N106W TO 17N105W TO 17N103W TO 18N103W TO 19N104W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
19N110.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 20N109W TO 21N110W TO 20N111W TO
19N110W TO 18N109W TO 20N109W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N106W TO 22N108W TO 21N110W
TO 20N109W TO 18N109W TO 19N107W TO 20N106W...INCLUDING NEAR
CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE
SWELL.

.WITHIN 06N103W TO 08N104W TO 06N107W TO 04N106W TO 05N105W TO
04N104W TO 06N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED SE
AND S SWELL. WITHIN 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S90W TO
02S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N104W TO 09N106W TO 08N111W TO
07N112W TO 06N109W TO 05N107W TO 08N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL. WITHIN 01S103W TO 00N112W TO 02S120W
TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S99W TO 01S103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N108W TO 07N119W TO 05N119W TO
06N110W TO 03N104W TO 07N109W TO 12N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 02S103W TO 00N105W TO 01S112W
TO 03.4S117W TO 03.4S99W TO 02S103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC MON SEP 1...

.T.S. KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 13.5N TO 15N
BETWEEN 123.5W AND 125.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 120.5W AND 127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10.5N74W TO 09.5N80W TO 12N97W TO 15N119W
THEN RESUMES FROM 11.5N128W TO BEYOND 09N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE
TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 11N E OF 84W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 07N TO 21N BETWEEN
94.5W AND 112W AND FROM 05.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 127W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.