479
FZPN03 KNHC 311516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN AUG 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP  2.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 14.4N 123.1W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
31 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N122W TO
17N123W TO 16N125W TO 15N125W TO 14N123W TO 15N122W TO 16N122W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 14.4N 126.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...10 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4.0 M OR GREATER WITHIN
30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N125.5W TO 15.5N126W TO 15N126.5W TO 14.5N126W
TO 14.5N125.5W TO 15N125.5W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 18N126W TO 17N127W TO 15N128W TO 14N126W
TO 15N124W TO 18N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.2N 129.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 15
NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N129W TO
17N131W TO 15N131W TO 14N130W TO 14N129W TO 16N129W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 17N128W TO
18N131W TO 17N132W TO 15N131W TO 13N129W TO 16N128W TO 17N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 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 08N103W TO 06N111W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S87W TO
08N103W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N101W TO 07N108W TO 00N123W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S99W TO 07N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N107W TO 08N114W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S97W TO 11N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N96W TO 16N98W TO 16N100W TO 14N100W
TO 14N99W TO 14N97W TO 15N96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
16N104W 1009 MB. WITHIN 17N101W TO 18N103W TO 18N104W TO 16N104W
TO 16N102W TO 16N100W TO 17N101W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17.5N108.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 19N104W TO 20N106W TO 19N109W TO
17N108W TO 18N105W TO 19N104W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN AUG 31...

.TROPICAL STORM KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 13N TO 17N
BETWEEN 122W AND 127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 12N91W TO 11N110W TO 13N115W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N E OF
89W...FROM 08N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W...AND FROM 08N TO
12N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.