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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN AUG 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON SEP  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP  2.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 14.4N 124.0W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
31 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 15
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N124W TO 15N125W TO 14N125W TO 14N124W TO
15N123W TO 16N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KIKO NEAR 14.2N 126.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 10 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N126.5W TO 15.5N127W TO 15N127.5W
TO 14N127.5W TO 14.5N126.5W TO 15N126.5W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 17N126W TO 16N128W TO 15N128W
TO 14N127W TO 14N126W TO 15N125W TO 17N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.1N 130.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 15 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
16N129W TO 17N130W TO 17N132W TO 16N131W TO 14N131W TO 14N130W TO
16N129W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA
WITHIN 17N128W TO 18N130W TO 17N134W TO 13N131W TO 14N129W TO
15N128W 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 16N96W TO 17N101W TO 16N101W TO 14N99W TO 14N97W TO
14N96W TO 16N96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
16N105W 1010 MB. WITHIN 18N102W TO 19N105W TO 18N106W TO 17N105W
TO 16N104W TO 16N101W TO 18N102W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
18N109.5W 1009 MB. WITHIN 21N105W TO 21N109W TO 21N111W TO
19N111W TO 18N108W TO 18N105W TO 21N105W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.WITHIN 00N95W TO 07N103W TO 04N111W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S85W TO
00N95W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 06N97W TO 09N103W TO 08N111W TO
03.4S120W TO 03S98W TO 06N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03N100W TO 12N107W TO 06N119W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S99W TO 03N100W 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 2030 UTC SUN AUG 31...

.T.S. KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN
123W AND 126W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 07N
TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 12N95W TO 14N117W. IT RESUMES FROM
11N128W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N
TO 08N EAST OF 91W...FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W...AND
FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.