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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC TUE SEP 01 2026

CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).

FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE
THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM).

SECURITE

PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT
TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 58N143W 992 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SW
SEMCIRCLE...INCLUDING THE SHELIKOF STRAIT...WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 58N147W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N133W 992 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE...420 NM
SE AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 660 NM SW AND 120 NM AND 300 NM NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N134W 995 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 660 NM
SE...180 NM AND 720 NM S...120 NM AND 720 NM SW AND 120 NM AND
300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M...HIGHEST SE QUADRANT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW W OF THE AREA 53N168E 997 MB MOVING NE
10 KT. IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 61N W OF 173W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 56N177W. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO
52N W OF 175W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 54N173E 991 MB. FROM
37N TO 52N W OF 175W AND IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 61N
BETWEEN 171W AND 178E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST
NEAR 51N180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 54N172E 982 MB. IN
THE BERING SEA FROM 53N TO 61N BETWEEN 163W AND 175W...WITHIN 300
NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM 52N171W TO 48N171W AND WITHIN 180 NM
E AND SE OF FRONT FROM 48N171W TO 37N176W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 300 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 52N168W TO 48N150W AREA OF
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 43N149W TO
51N160W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 50N BETWEEN 130W AND 160W AREA OF W TO NW
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.STRONG NW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF KATMAI VOLCANO LOCATED NEAR
WATERS AROUND SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
RESUSPENDING ASH FROM THE 1912 ERUPTION...POTENTIALLY CAUSING
TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASH ACCUMULATION AT THE OCEAN SURFACE. MARINERS
ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION NEAR KATMAI VOLCANO AND TO REPORT
ANY ASH OBSERVATIONS TO THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER AT 301 683
1520.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 52N W OF
158W AND IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 60N W OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 52N W OF 175W...WITHIN A
LINE 180 NM SE AND S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM 56N159W TO
53N170W AND IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 60N W OF 157W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM NE AND E OF A LINE FROM
52N172W TO 45N172W AND IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 63N BETWEEN
160W AND 180W.

.FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE SEP 1.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP  2.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP  3.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.0N 127.9W 945 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 01
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT
GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 11.0 M. WITHIN 23N128W TO 24N131W TO 19N133W TO 15N130W
TO 16N127W TO 19N125W TO 23N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO
5.5 M. WITHIN 23N122W TO 27N135W TO 20N140W TO 14N137W TO
09N129W TO 15N122W TO 23N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.9N 131.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. LITTLE CHANGE. WITHIN
25N128W TO 26N133W TO 20N137W TO 17N133W TO 18N128W TO 25N128W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. WITHIN 22N125W TO 26N128W
TO 25N140W TO 14N140W TO 11N131W TO 12N126W TO 22N125W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.6N 135.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM
SE QUADRANT...250 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 12.0 M. WITHIN 24N131W TO 26N135W TO 25N140W TO 20N140W
TO 17N137W TO 18N133W TO 24N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO
5.5 M. WITHIN 24N128W TO 27N132W TO 28N140W TO 11N140W TO
12N133W TO 14N130W TO 24N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 13.8N 108.9W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
01 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...105 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M. WITHIN
18N106W TO 19N110W TO 17N112W TO 09N110W TO 10N107W TO 13N104W TO
18N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 16.0N 111.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...50 NM NW QUADRANT AND
160 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE
QUADRANT...165 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 165 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. WITHIN 18N105W TO 22N110W TO
18N115W TO 12N113W TO 11N109W TO 14N105W TO 18N105W...INCLUDING
NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 17.0N 112.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 18.0N 114.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...110 NM NW QUADRANT AND 140 NM
SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...240
NM SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M.
WITHIN 24N108W TO 25N114W TO 21N119W TO 16N119W TO 11N112W TO
16N106W TO 24N108W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF
OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 5.5 M.

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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0950 UTC TUE SEP 1...

.HURRICANE KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM
16N TO 22N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W.

.TROPICAL STORM MARIE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG
FROM 05N TO 16N BETWEEN 103W AND 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N85W TO 10N97W TO 08N105W...
THEN RESUMES AGAIN FROM 11N111W TO 15N122W. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND
SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM 04N TO 13N E OF
94W...AND FROM 04N TO 10W WEST OF 120W.

.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 01 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 02 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 03 2026.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LOWELL NEAR 13.1N 148.5W 993 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP
01 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO
34 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE.
SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M ELSEWHERE WITHIN
150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 E SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.3N 149.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.5N 151.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 190 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 90 S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 N SEMICIRCLE
AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO SEAS TO 6.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 FEET ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 S SEMICIRCLE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 14.0N 155.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 34 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 260 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 90 S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8 M. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 FT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 S SEMICIRCLE.

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

.TROUGH 23N149W 18N148W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.LOW EMBEDDED IN MONSOON TROUGH NEAR 09N167W MOVING W SLOWLY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M FROM 25N TO 17N E OF 143W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22N TO 19N BETWEEN
155W AND 160W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M FROM 07N TO 04N BETWEEN 147W AND 142W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF 06N E OF 151W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M E OF LINE 25N140W 22N155W
20N146W 10N142W 10N140W.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 08N150W 07N153W 09N168W 09N180W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH E OF 172W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 176W.


$$

.FORECASTER THOMAS. HONOLULU HI.