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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE SEP 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.9N 128.9W 980 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 02
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS
105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
40 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 14N127W TO 15N128W TO 15N129W TO 14N130W TO 13N129W TO
13N128W TO 14N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M.
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 15N126W TO 16N129W TO 14N131W TO 12N129W TO
11N127W TO 13N126W TO 15N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.8N 131.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 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 15N129W TO
16N131W TO 15N132W TO 14N132W TO 13N131W TO 14N129W TO 15N129W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
15N128W TO 17N130W TO 17N134W TO 15N135W TO 12N132W TO 11N128W TO
15N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.1N 133.6W. 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 17N133W TO 15N135W TO
14N134W TO 13N133W TO 14N131W TO 15N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 16N130W TO 18N133W TO 17N137W
TO 14N137W TO 10N134W TO 11N129W TO 16N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LORENA NEAR 19.4N 109.0W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP
02 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N107W TO 21N108W TO 21N109W TO
19N110W TO 19N109W TO 19N108W TO 20N107W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 20N106W TO 21N107W TO 21N108W
TO 19N110W TO 18N109W TO 18N106W TO 20N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 21.8N 112.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N110W TO
23N111W TO 23N112W TO 22N113W TO 21N112W TO 21N111W TO 22N110W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
23N109W TO 24N112W TO 22N114W TO 20N113W TO 20N111W TO 21N108W TO
23N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LORENA NEAR 24.1N 113.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 65 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N113W TO 26N114W TO 25N115W TO 24N115W TO
23N115W TO 23N113W TO 25N113W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N112W TO 23N115W TO 26N115W TO 23N117W
TO 21N115W TO 21N114W TO 24N112W 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 11N102W TO 12N110W TO 03.4S118W TO 03.4S97W TO 11N102W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N95W TO 12N109W TO 12N113W TO
03.4S115W TO 03.4S93W TO 03N95W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N86W TO 13N109W TO 13N115W TO 07N116W
TO 06N104W TO 01N82W TO 08N86W 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 2100 UTC TUE SEP 2...

.HURRICANE KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N
BETWEEN 128W AND 130W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W.

.T.S. LORENA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 18N TO 21N
BETWEEN 107W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE
FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 104W AND 114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 08N92W TO 14N122W. IT RESUMES FROM
12N131W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 05N
E OF 86W...FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W...AND FROM 06N
TO 10N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.