000 FZPN03 KNHC 091543 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU AUG 09 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU AUG 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 11. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 16.7N 118.7W 984 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 09 MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 06 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT ...50 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 18.1N 119.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 19.6N 121.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GILMA NEAR 21.0N 122.5W. 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 GILMA NEAR 21.0N 124.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 114W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 124W AND 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N105W. WITHIN 90 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 16N105W. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC THU AUG 09... .HURRICANE GILMA...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NE AND SE QUADRANTS AND 120 NM E QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW AND 90W NW QUADRANTS. .LOW PRES NEAR 12N106W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLE. .AN AREA OF NUMEROUS STRONG EXISTS N OF 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 99W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. .SCATTERED STRONG IS WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 06N79W TO 06N83W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 14N95W WHERE IT ENDS. IT THEN RESUMES AT 13N99W TO A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 12N106W TO 11N114W ...WHERE IT ENDS. IT BEGINS AGAIN AT 13N122W TO 09N131W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO THE ITCZ TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 91W...AND ALSO ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.