000 FZPN03 KNHC 252123 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SUN AUG 25 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN AUG 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 27. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.0N 134.3W 965 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 25 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N131W TO 22N135W TO 19N137W TO 17N135W TO 17N132W TO 21N131W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N129W TO 24N131W TO 24N135W TO 19N140W TO 13N137W TO 16N130W TO 21N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.3N 137.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N136W TO 22N139W TO 21N140W TO 18N140W TO 17N137W TO 19N136W TO 21N136W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N135W TO 24N137W TO 23N140W TO 15N140W TO 15N136W TO 19N134W TO 22N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA E OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 18.7N 140.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 19.5N139.5W TO 20N140W TO 18N140W TO 19N139.5W TO 19.5N139.5W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N138W TO 23N140W TO 19N139W TO 18N140W TO 15N140W TO 20N137W TO 22N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 15.9N 122.5W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 25 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N120W TO 19N122W TO 16N123W TO 17N121W TO 14N121W TO 13N119W TO 18N120W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 16.5N 126.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N123W TO 20N126W TO 17N127W TO 15N125W TO 17N122W TO 20N123W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.3N 130.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N127W TO 21N129W TO 20N131W TO 17N131W TO 15N130W TO 16N126W TO 20N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 2045 UTC SUN AUG 25... .HURRICANE GILMA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 132W AND 136W. .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 09N TO 18N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W. .TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 92W...SCATTERED MODERATE NORTH OF 12N AND E OF 95W. .TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 108W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 106W AND 112W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 12N110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM ON EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AND E OF 100W. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.