000 FZPN03 KNHC 230923 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SUN AUG 23 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 25. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 13.7N 139.3W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 23 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...40 NM NW QUADRANT AND 20 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 14.3N 142.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 14.8N 145.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 15.0N 149.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 15.0N 152.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 15.0N 155.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 138W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .LOW 14N109W 1009 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N113W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 17N118W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .N OF 29N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 128W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 135W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN AUG 23... .TROPICAL STORM HILDA...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM W AND 30 NM E SEMICIRCLES. .SCATTERED STRONG FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 106W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 10N96W TO 13N107W TO 13N130W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N TO 06N E OF 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 110W AND 118W. $$ .FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.