000 FZPN03 KNHC 261522 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON AUG 26 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON AUG 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.2N 136.5W 974 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 26 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 132W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.5N 139.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 136W. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA NEAR 18.7N 141.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA W OF AREA NEAR 19.0N 144.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 20N TO 22N W OF 139W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 16.2N 124.9W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 26 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 14N TO 19.5N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.1N 128.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.6N 132.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 129W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 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. .N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 115W AND 116W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 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 1500 UTC MON AUG 26... .HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 95W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 101W. .TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 111W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 111W AND 115W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 11N100W TO 09N112W. THERE IS NO MONSOON TROUGH OR ITCZ ANALYZED WEST OF 112W DUE TO THE DISRUPTION CREATED BY THE CIRCULATIONS OF HURRICANE GILMA AND T.S. HECTOR. MOST OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVES AND TROPICAL CYCLONES DESCRIBED ABOVE. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.