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FZPN03 KNHC 100309
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 10
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 11
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 12

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 17.6N 119.0W 992 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 10 
MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 
75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE...70 NM SE...50 NM 
SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 19.0N 119.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE AND 50 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 20.3N 120.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH 
SEAS TO 13 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GILMA NEAR 21.0N
121.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

FORECAST WINDS NEAR 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 180 NM OF GILMA WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 135 NM OF 
GILMA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
GILMA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
 
.N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 124W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 124W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 17N102W. WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
18N106W. WITHIN 105 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 104W SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI AUG 10...

.TROPICAL STORM GILMA...NUMEROUS MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 75 NM NW QUADRANT.

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
DISCONTINUOUS MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 10N88W TO 11N98W TO
10N108W...AND FROM 14N123W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH AXIS. 

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.