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FZPN03 KNHC 010904
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU AUG 01 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU AUG 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 03.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GIL NEAR 14.3N 122.8W 990 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 01 
MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 270 NM N AND WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GIL NEAR 14.9N 126.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
150 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM 
E AND WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NW AND 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GIL NEAR 15.3N 130.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 150 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 390 NM NW AND 270 NM 
SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 15.3N 133.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 15.1N 136.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 15.0N 140.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

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.

.LOW PRES 12.5N114.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N117W 1008 MB. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N120W 1008 MB. WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
 
.FROM 12N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 15N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE.
 
CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU AUG 01...

.HURRICANE GIL...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NW AND WITHIN 30 
NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
ELSEWHERE IN A BAND WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER FROM THE S 
QUADRANT TO NW QUADRANT. 

.LOW PRES CENTER AT 12.5N114.5W...A BAND OF SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER.  

.TROUGH FROM 11N130W TO 15N129W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 15N130W TO 13N127W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N.  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N85W TO 09N93W LOW PRESSURE AT 
12.5N114.5W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 12N131W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 05N77W TO 
08N79W TO 09N85W...WITHIN 90 NM OF 08N90W AND 08N99W...AND 
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 13N98W TO 09N109W TO 13N120W. 
    
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.FORECASTER NELSON.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.