000
FZPN03 KNHC 040300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN AUG 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN AUG 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 06.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 15.3N 134.3W 1001 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 04
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 
NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N AND 45 NM
S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND
75 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 14.4N 136.8W.  MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN
40 NM N AND 20 NM S SEMICIRCLES.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
60 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 13.4N 139.7W.  MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN
30 NM N SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 15
NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N
AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 13.0N 142.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION GIL NEAR 13.0N 145.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 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 NEAR 12.7N 124.9W 1008 MB AT 0300
UTC AUG 04 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 9 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND
30 GUSTS 40 KT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM EIGHT-E NEAR 12.5N 127.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N AND 15 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 12
FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO
33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM EIGHT-E NEAR 13.1N 130.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
75 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 90 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO
12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM EIGHT-E NEAR 14.5N 133.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM EIGHT-E NEAR 16.2N 137.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM EIGHT-E NEAR 17.5N 141.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  CONDITIONS MERGE WITH TROPICAL STORM GIL. 

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SUN AUG 04...

.TROPICAL STORM GIL...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
30 NM E AND W QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 120 NM N AND S QUADRANTS. 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM S AND 60 NM N SEMICIRCLES.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N100W TO 10N91W TO 
10N106W TO 12N120W.  SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 210 NM
S OF AXIS FROM 107W TO 122W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.