Marine/aviation Tropical Cyclone Advisory
454 WTPZ21 KNHC 312039 TCMEP1 HURRICANE KARINA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112026 2100 UTC MON AUG 31 2026 HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.5N 125.8W AT 31/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 8 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 950 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT WITH GUSTS TO 140 KT. 64 KT....... 25NE 15SE 15SW 25NW. 50 KT....... 50NE 35SE 30SW 50NW. 34 KT.......100NE 80SE 70SW 100NW. 4 M SEAS....270NE 180SE 180SW 270NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.5N 125.8W AT 31/2100Z AT 31/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.4N 125.4W FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 17.7N 127.2W MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 15SE 15SW 25NW. 50 KT... 50NE 35SE 30SW 50NW. 34 KT...100NE 80SE 70SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 18.1N 129.2W MAX WIND 110 KT...GUSTS 135 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 25SE 25SW 30NW. 50 KT... 50NE 40SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT...100NE 70SE 70SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 02/0600Z 18.5N 131.2W MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 25SE 25SW 30NW. 50 KT... 50NE 40SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT...100NE 70SE 70SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 02/1800Z 18.9N 133.1W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 20SE 20SW 25NW. 50 KT... 45NE 35SE 35SW 45NW. 34 KT...100NE 60SE 60SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 03/0600Z 19.3N 135.0W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 20SE 20SW 25NW. 50 KT... 45NE 35SE 35SW 45NW. 34 KT...100NE 60SE 60SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 03/1800Z 19.6N 136.8W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 15SE 15SW 20NW. 50 KT... 40NE 30SE 30SW 40NW. 34 KT... 90NE 55SE 50SW 80NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 100 NM ON DAY 4 AND 125 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 04/1800Z 20.3N 140.7W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 30SE 30SW 40NW. 34 KT... 90NE 55SE 50SW 80NW. OUTLOOK VALID 05/1800Z 21.5N 144.1W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 25SE 25SW 40NW. 34 KT... 90NE 50SE 45SW 80NW. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.5N 125.8W NEXT ADVISORY AT 01/0300Z