000 FZPN03 KNHC 280319 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED SEP 28 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC WED SEP 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 30. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 17.4N 117.7W 968 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 28 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HILARY NEAR 19.0N 118.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HILARY NEAR 21.3N 118.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HILARY NEAR 23.3N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HILARY NEAR 25.0N 120.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HILARY NEAR 25.5N 120.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 330 NM NE...120 NM SE...240 NM SW AND 330 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE...300 NM SE...270 NM SW AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 27N BETWEEN 106W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. CONFUSED SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND SE...120 NM SW AND 210 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND SE...360 NM SW AND 390 NM NW QUADRANTS SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW... FROM 09N TO 28N BETWEEN 109W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. CONFUSED SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...FROM 11N TO 24N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIX OF SWELL. .LOW PRES AT 10N130W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N130W 1007 MB. WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 TO 12 FT. FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N127W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL. .FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 25N WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. .N OF 27N W OF 134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED SEP 28... .HURRICANE HILARY...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER IN SQUALLS. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 10N82W TO 14N89W TO 10N106W...THEN RESUMES SW OF HURRICANE HILARY FROM 13N120W TO LOW PRES 10N130W 1009 MB TO 09N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 128W AND 132W. $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.