000 FZPN03 KNHC 232124 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI AUG 23 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 25. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.3N 127.7W 968 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 23 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.8N 130.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 126W AND 140W. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.4N 134.0W. 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 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W. 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .LOW PRES...EP92...NEAR 14.5N114W 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 15N117W 1007 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 15N122W 1006 MB. WITHIN 210 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .06 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 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 ISOLATED STRONG W OF THE LOW FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 115W AND 118W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 97W N OF 08N...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 97W AND 102W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 10N95W TO 09N108W. THERE IS NO MONSOON TROUGH OR ITCZ ANALYZED WEST OF 108W DUE TO THE DISRUPTION CREATED BY THE CIRCULATIONS OF EP92 AND HURRICANE GILMA. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS SEEN FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 85W AND 108W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.