000 FZPN03 KNHC 241538 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SAT AUG 24 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SAT AUG 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 26. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.6N 130.0W 977 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 24 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 21N127W TO 22N131W TO 18N133W TO 17N131W TO 16N128W TO 17N128W TO 21N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N125W TO 24N129W TO 21N135W TO 16N136W TO 12N133W TO 12N127W TO 21N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.9N 133.1W. 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. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N130W TO 22N133W TO 22N135W TO 19N136W TO 17N134W TO 17N132W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N128W TO 22N129W TO 24N134W TO 22N139W TO 17N140W TO 14N132W TO 20N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.3N 136.6W. 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 N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N135W TO 22N136W TO 22N139W TO 19N140W TO 17N137W TO 18N135W TO 21N135W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N134W TO 24N136W TO 22N140W TO 14N140W TO 15N135W TO 19N133W TO 23N134W 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 16N116W 1006 MB. WITHIN 17N114W TO 18N115W TO 17N117W TO 14N117W TO 13N116W TO 13N114W TO 17N114W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 15N121W 1005 MB. WITHIN 19N119W TO 20N121W TO 18N122W TO 14N120W TO 13N119W TO 16N119W TO 19N119W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 15N125W 1004 MB. WITHIN 16N121W TO 17N122W TO 17N126W TO 15N125W TO 13N124W TO 13N122W TO 16N121W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO 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 1500 UTC SAT AUG 24... .HURRICANE GILDA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE SW SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE NE SEMICIRCLE. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 102W NORTH OF 07N. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 105W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 12N110W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N AND E OF 85W. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.