000 FZPN03 KNHC 261507 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON SEP 26 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 16.7N 113.1W 953 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 26 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 16.9N 115.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 18.1N 116.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 20.4N 116.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILARY NEAR 23.5N 116.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HILARY NEAR 26.5N 117.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 25N BETWEEN 105W AND 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL EXCEPT MERGING E AND NW SWELL N OF 17N W OF 113W. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 123W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 28N BETWEEN 105W AND 127W EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS S OF 10N. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR NEW LOW PRES 11N129W 1008 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 17N TO 23N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED NEXT. .WEAK FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE 30N137W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 24N W OF 118W AND FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1345 UTC MON SEP 26... .HURRICANE HILARY...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM E AND W QUADRANTS AND 150 NM N AND S QUADRANTS. .SCATTERED MODERATE BETWEEN THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 79W S OF 07N AND FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COSTA RICA NEAR 10N85W TO 15N102W WHERE IT TERMINATES...THEN RESUMES W OF HURRICANE HILARY FROM 14N117W TO 10N128W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 93W AS WELL AS BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 96W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 30 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 128W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.