961 FZPN03 KNHC 220342 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU AUG 22 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 24. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 16.5N 123.8W 968 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 22 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 17N120W TO 19N122W TO 19N126W TO 17N127W TO 14N125W TO 13N123W TO 17N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 17N116W TO 21N121W TO 20N127W TO 13N128W TO 11N124W TO 13N117W TO 17N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.1N 125.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM ALL QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N124W TO 20N126W TO 20N128W TO 17N129W TO 15N127W TO 15N124W TO 18N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 20N121W TO 24N126W TO 23N130W TO 14N132W TO 11N127W TO 13N121W TO 20N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.5N 128.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 20N127W TO 21N130W TO 20N132W TO 17N131W TO 16N129W TO 16N127W TO 20N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 19N124W TO 23N130W TO 21N140W TO 10N134W TO 12N124W TO 19N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 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 NEAR 16N137W 1006 MB. WITHIN 18N135W TO 20N137W TO 21N140W TO 16N140W TO 12N135W TO 14N135W TO 18N135W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N132W TO 20N133W TO 21N140W TO 14N140W TO 11N136W TO 12N133W TO 18N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE...W OF AREA NEAR 16N142W. OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 20N137W TO 22N140W TO 15N140W TO 18N137W TO 20N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVED WELL W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST AREAS...CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .09 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRES NEAR 15N110W 1010 MB. WITHIN 13N111W TO 12N112W TO 12N111W TO 13N111W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N112W 1008 MB. WITHIN 13N111W TO 13N112W TO 13N115W TO 12N111W TO 13N111W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...PSBL TRPCL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N115W 1006 MB. WITHIN 12N112W TO 13N118W TO 11N118W TO 10N116W TO 10N112W TO 12N112W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU AUG 22... .HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM SW QUADRANT. .LOW PRES (EP91) NEAR 16N137W...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 136W .LOW PRES NEAR 15N110W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W. .TROPICAL WAVE AXIS ALONG 90W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W TO 95W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N81W TO 16N114W AND FROM 16N131W TO 16N137W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 10N E OF 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 17N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W. $$ .FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.