000 FZPN03 KNHC 240831 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC SAT AUG 24 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 26. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.6N 129.3W 974 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 24 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 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 NE AND SW QUADRANTS...180 NM NW QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 122W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.1N 132.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 24N BETWEEN 127W AND 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.5N 135.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE LITTLE CHANGE. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 25N BETWEEN 130W 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. .LOW PRES...EP92...NEAR 16N115W 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 16N120W 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 16N124W 1005 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .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. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0815 UTC SAT AUG 24... .HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. .LOW PRES...EP92...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG W OF THE LOW FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 117W AND 119W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 16N TO 17N BETWEEN 118W AND 119W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 100W N OF 08N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS W OF THE WAVE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 102W AND 105W. .SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 79W TO INLAND COLOMBIA. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 13N89W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 10N94W TO 10N104W. 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 ISOLATED STRONG W OF THE MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.