000 FZPN03 KNHC 230333 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC FRI AUG 23 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 25. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.3N 125.5W 959 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 23 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 24N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.0N 128.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.8N 131.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 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. .TROPICAL STORM HONE W OF AREA NEAR 16N143W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 23 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER W OF AREA. FROM 14N TO 24N W OF 133W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 23N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEE GILMA CONDITIONS ABOVE. .LOW PRES...EP92...NEAR 14N112W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 14N115W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 15N119W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .15 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 117W AND 119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC FRI AUG 23... .HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT. .LOW PRES...EP92...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG W OF THE LOW CENTER FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 114W AND 116W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 113W AND 118W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 95W N OF 08N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG W OF WAVE TO 102W FROM 10N TO 14N. .SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 14N93W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N74W TO 09N91W TO 12N105W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 86W AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 83W AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 89W AND 92W AND BETWEEN 101W AND 105W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.