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FZPN03 KNHC 102135
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI AUG 10
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 11
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 12

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 19.2N 119.6W 998 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 10 
MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 
60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE...70 NM SE...50 NM 
SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 20.5N 120.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH 
SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GILMA NEAR 21.5N 121.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW GILMA NEAR 22.0N 122.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.96 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW DISSIPATED.

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 120 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF GILMA
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 135 NM OF CENTER
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF REMNANT LOW GILMA WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 107W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 97W AND 104W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 123W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 123W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 18N102W 1004 MB. WITHIN 60 NM S QUADRANT SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 18N105W
1002 MB. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 18N109W
1000 MB. WITHIN 210 NM 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 2100 UTC FRI AUG 10...

.TROPICAL STORM GILMA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 
NM OF CENTER.

.NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 100W AND 107W...
AND FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 104W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH ALONG CENTRAL AMERICA COAST FROM 09N78W TO 14N88W TO 
17N99W...THEN TO 10N105W TO 12N128W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 83W AND 95W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH W OF 130W. 

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.