000 FZPN03 KNHC 270953 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE AUG 27 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE AUG 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 29. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.5N 139.2W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 27 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 9 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 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N135W TO 23N137W TO 24N140W TO 14N140W TO 15N139W TO 20N135W TO 21N135W E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA W OF THE AREA NEAR 18.8N 143.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.1N 127.5W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 27 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N124W TO 21N126W TO 21N128W TO 17N130W TO 15N129W TO 16N126W TO 20N124W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.8N 131.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N127W TO 23N130W TO 21N134W TO 17N135W TO 15N132W TO 20N127W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 18.0N 135.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N132W TO 23N136W TO 21N140W TO 17N139W TO 15N136W TO 16N135W TO 21N132W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. .WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N97W TO 14N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 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 0930 UTC TUE AUG 27... .HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 137W AND 140W. .TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 125W AND 129W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 96W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 17N BETWEEN 87W AND 104W. .TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 113W...WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 10N102W TO 08N120W. MOST OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVES AND TROPICAL CYCLONES DESCRIBED ABOVE. $$ .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.