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FZPN03 KNHC 110302
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT AUG 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT AUG 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 13.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 19.5N 119.6W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 11 
MOVING NNW OR 340 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 90 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 20.6N 120.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS. 
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 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...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 105 NM OF GILMA WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF GILMA
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 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 17N103W 1001 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 18N106W
1001 MB. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 19N109W
1000 MB. WITHIN 210 NM SW AND 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLES 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 0300 UTC SAT AUG 11...

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

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH ALONG CENTRAL AMERICA COAST FROM 09N78W TO 14N88W TO 
LOW PRES 1001 MB 17N103W...THEN TO 11N106W TO 14N121W TO 09N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
101WAND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 95W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF 
TROUGH W OF 126W. 

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.