000 FZPN03 KNHC 231545 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC FRI AUG 23 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 25. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.4N 126.8W 962 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 23 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 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 SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 121W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.0N 129.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 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 09N TO 25N BETWEEN 124W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.6N 133.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 129W 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 WELL W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 139W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .LOW PRES...EP92...NEAR 14N113W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 14N116W 1005 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 120 SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 15N119W 1004 MB. WITHIN 210 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 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. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI AUG 23... .HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT. .LOW PRES...EP92...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG W OF THE LOW FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 114W AND 118W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 96W N OF 08N...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 10N105W. THERE IS NO MONSOON TROUGH OR ITCZ ANALYZED WEST OF 105W DUE TO THE DISRUPTION CREATED BY THE CIRCULATIONS OF EP92 AND HURRICANE GILMA. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 105W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.