FZPN02 KWBC 020525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC WED SEP 02 2026 CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SEP 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 04. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER W OF THE AREA 52N165E 995 MB MOVING NE 10 KT AND INTENSIFYING. IN THE BERING SEA WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 59N170W TO 56N174E TO 61N179W TO 60N170W TO 59N170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER JUST W OF THE AREA 55N172E 984 MB. IN THE BERING SEA WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 59N178E TO 60N170W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW JUST W OF THE AREA 55N171E 981 MB. IN THE BERING SEA FROM 61N TO 64N W OF 167W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N177E 986 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 300 NM E...120 NM AND 420 NM SE...120 NM AND 240 NM S QUADRANTS...WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 57N166W TO 46N166W AND WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF LINE FROM 46N166W TO 38N177W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE IN THE BERING SEA N OF 59N W OF ALASKA WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW W OF THE AREA 42N177E 1004 MB MOVING 30 KT. FROM 38N TO 52N W OF 175W AND IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 55N BETWEEN 170W AND 176E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 180W. ELSEWHERE IN THE BERING SEA N OF 53N E OF 175W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N174W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND E OF A LINE FROM 59N177W TO 52N174W TO 46N174W AND WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF LINE FROM 52N174W TO 37N177W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 56N177E. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 53N133W 990 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 300 NM SE QUADRANT AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 660 NM SW SEMICRICLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N140W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SE...780 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N129W 998 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM S...780 NM SW AND 1080 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N126W 1008 MB. FROM 38N TO 53N E OF 140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 42N128W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 35N E OF 122W AND FROM 39N TO 42N E OF 126W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 35N BETWEEN 122W AND 118W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 180 NM SE AND S OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM 57N155W TO 52N180W AND N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM 52N TO 59N W OF 157W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 52N BETWEEN 170W AND 175W AND IN THE BERING SEA FROM 52N TO 61N E OF 179E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM 48N167W TO 59N164W AND N OF 63N W OF ALASKA. .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 0000 UTC WED SEP 2. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 3. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 4. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 18.3N 130.8W 946 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 02 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...110 NM NW QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. WITHIN 20N125W TO 26N130W TO 22N140W TO 17N140W TO 11N132W TO 14N126W TO 20N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.1N 134.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. LITTLE CHANGE. WITHIN 26N132W TO 26N140W TO 19N140W TO 16N136W TO 17N131W TO 21N130W TO 26N132W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 14N130W TO 25N130W TO 26N140W TO 16N135W TO 11N140W TO 06N127W TO 14N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KARINA NEAR 19.9N 138.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.0 M. WITHIN 22N131W TO 25N133W TO 28N140W TO 13N140W TO 16N134W TO 22N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM MARIE NEAR 16.1N 110.3W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 02 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.0 M. WITHIN 18N105W TO 21N108W TO 21N111W TO 17N115W TO 12N113W TO 10N109W TO 18N105W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 16.9N 111.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 17.9N 112.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. WITHIN 20N106W TO 24N114W TO 20N117W TO 16N117W TO 13N112W TO 15N107W TO 20N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARIE NEAR 19.4N 115.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...130 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER 210 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 7.0 M. WITHIN 24N109W TO 28N116W TO 23N124W TO 19N124W TO 10N118W TO 13N110W TO 24N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 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. .WITHIN 00N119W TO 00N121W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S117W TO 00N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N108W TO 01S114W TO 01N119W TO 00N123W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S104W TO 01N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S99W TO 00N105W TO 01S112W TO 03S113W TO 03.4S99W TO 02S99W 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 0350 UTC WED SEP 2... .HURRICANE KARINA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W. ..TROPICAL STORM MARIE...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG FROM 04N TO 20N BETWEEN 102W AND 116W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 08N96W TO 12N105W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 11N AND W OF 117W. .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 02 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 03 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 04 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.5N 151.2W 953 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 02 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 2O TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 145W AND 154W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM S SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 21N BETWEEN 143W AND 158W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 13.6N 154.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 2O TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 148W AND 159W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 152W AND 157W WITH SEAS TO 9 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 23N BETWEEN 145W AND 160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LOWELL NEAR 14.0N 158.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 22N BETWEEN 152W AND 161W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 156W AND 161W WITH SEAS TO 10 M. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 25N BETWEEN 144W AND 164W. 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 18N153W TO 20N153W TO 23N153W MOVING WSW SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 17N157W TO 22N160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 17N160W TO 19N163W. .LOW 1009 MB EMBEDDED ALONG MONSOON TROUGH 11N166W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 163W AND 175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1009 MB 11N168W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1009 MB 10N168W. .LOW 1009 MB EMBEDDED ALONG MONSOON TROUGH 11N177W NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1009 MB 09N177W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 1009 MB 10N176W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 143W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 10N TO 25N E OF 145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 17N TO 27N E OF 146W. SEAS 4 TO 5 M FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 142W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 28N E OF 144W. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 146W AND 152W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 152W AND 158W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 152W AND 159W. .WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .MONSOON TROUGH 12N140W TO 12N146W...THEN 13N153W TO FIRST LOW DESCRIBED ABOVE TO SECOND LOW MENTIONED ABOVE TO 10N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS SOUTH OF TROUGH FROM 01N TO 10N E OF 164W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 172W. $$ .FORECASTER CHAN. HONOLULU HI.=