000 FZPN03 KNHC 231536 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SUN AUG 23 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SUN AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 25. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 13.8N 140.1W 1003 MB AT 1500 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 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 14.2N 143.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 14.8N 146.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 14.8N 149.7W. 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 152.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILDA NEAR 15.0N 155.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 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 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .LOW 14N111W 1008 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N117W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 105W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N120W 1006 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W TO 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE BETWEEN 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 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 27N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN AUG 23... .TROPICAL STORM HILDA...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM W AND 30 NM E SEMICIRCLES. .LOW PRES NEAR 14N111W 1008 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 13N110W TO 12N130W TO 14N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS AND WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 120W. $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.