000 FZPN03 KNHC 281544 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED SEP 28 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED SEP 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 30. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE HILARY AT 18.4N 118.4W 983 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 28 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE... 80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 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 TROPICAL STORM HILARY NEAR 20.4N 119.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HILARY NEAR 22.6N 119.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HILARY NEAR 24.5N 121.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HILARY NEAR 24.5N 122.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 20 GUSTS 30 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 120 NM ELSEWHERE OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. WITHIN 360 NM NW AND 180 NM ELSEWHERE FROM CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 27N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS UP TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELLS. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N FROM 112W TO 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIX SWELLS. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N FROM 115W TO 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .LOW PRES AT 10N132W 1010 MB. WITHIN 60 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N132W 1009 MB. WITHIN 60 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIX OF SWELLS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N130W 1009 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIX OF SWELLS. .N OF 19N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 28N140W. N OF 19N W OF 130W...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED SEP 28... .HURRICANE HILARY...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COAST OF PANAMA TO 12N93W TO 11N105W WHERE IT TERMINATES...THEN RESUMES SW OF HURRICANE HILARY FROM 15N122W TO LOW PRES 10N132W 1010 MB TO 09N136W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS FROM 96W TO 110W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS W OF 136W. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.