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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI SEP 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI SEP 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP  6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN SEP  7.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 13.9N 136.2W 955 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 05
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT
GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...105 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N135W TO 17N137W TO 14N139W TO 12N136W
TO 11N134W TO 13N133W TO 17N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N132W TO 19N135W TO
19N140W TO 12N140W TO 10N133W TO 13N131W TO 17N132W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO NEAR 14.7N 139.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NE QUADRANT...105 NM S
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 17N137W TO 18N138W TO 18N140W TO 16N139W TO 13N140W TO
14N138W TO 17N137W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N135W TO 20N137W TO 19N140W TO 15N137W
TO 12N140W TO 12N134W TO 18N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIKO WEST OF AREA NEAR 16.0N 143.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60
NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 19N139W TO 20N140W
TO 15N140W TO 18N138W TO 19N139W 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.

.POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LORENA NEAR 24.5N 115.0W 1002 MB AT 0900
UTC SEP 05 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 0 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N114W TO 26N115W TO
25N116W TO 24N115W TO 24N114W TO 25N114W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW LORENA NEAR 24.7N
115.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. ELSEWHERE
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 11N97W TO 11N100W TO 10N102W TO 08N102W TO 08N99W TO
09N97W TO 11N97W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
S TO SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 14N111W TO 14N112W TO 12N117W TO 10N116W TO 11N113W TO
12N112W TO 14N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0920 UTC FRI SEP 5...

.HURRICANE KIKO...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 16N
BETWEEN 133W AND 139W.

.TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS NEAR 104W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG FROM 02N TO 17N BETWEEN 91W AND 114W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 14N105W THEN RESUMES
SW OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LORENA FROM 19N115W TO 14N121W TO
15N130W THEN RESUMES SW OF KIKO BEYOND 12N140W. SCATTERED TO
LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 13N E OF 89W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 109W AND
128W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.