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FZPN03 KNHC 100901
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 10
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 11
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 12

.WARNINGS.

..TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 18.4N 119.0W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
10 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE
QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...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 19.7N 119.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GILMA NEAR 20.8N 120.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER.
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GILMA NEAR 21.5N
121.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.

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 GILMA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF GILMA WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GILMA WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF GILMA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM 
OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GILMA WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF GILMA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 122W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 123W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
17N102W 1002 MB. WITHIN 30 NM N AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
19N107W 1001 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI AUG 10...

.TROPICAL STORM GILMA...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OVER E 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 10.5N100W TO 
15N95W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 15.5N98W TO 18N105W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 15N100W TO 10N111W...AND FROM 16N122W TO 07N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 06N85W TO 13N88W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 
94W...FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 13N125W TO 05N140W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.