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FZPN03 KNHC 032144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SAT AUG 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 05.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GIL AT 15.3N 133.6W 999 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 03
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 11 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS
60 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N AND 30 NM S
SEMICIRCLES.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND 45 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90
NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 14.8N 136.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT.  LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO 33
KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 13.9N 139.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17
FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO
33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 13.0N 142.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 13.0N 145.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GIL NEAR 13.0N 148.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E AT 12.9N 123.6W 1009 MB AT 2100 UTC
AUG 03 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 8 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 KT
GUSTS 35 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM EIGHT-E NEAR 12.5N 126.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN AREAS OF STORM FORCE WIND WITH SEAS TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO 33 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM EIGHT-E NEAR 13.0N 129.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT.  LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO 33 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM EIGHT-E NEAR 14.5N 132.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM EIGHT-E NEAR 16.5N 136.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E NEAR 18.0N
140.0W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 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.
 
.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 138W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  CONDITIONS MERGE WITH TROPICAL STORM GIL. 

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT AUG 03...

.TROPICAL STORM GIL...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM 
E QUADRANT AND WITHIN 90 NM ELSEWHERE. 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM S AND 45 NM N SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N100W TO 12N120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 107W
TO 120W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.