337 FZPN03 KNHC 222049 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU AUG 22 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 24. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.0N 125.0W 955 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 22 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 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 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N122W TO 20N124W TO 19N128W TO 17N128W TO 14N126W TO 15N122W TO 19N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N122W TO 23N126W TO 19N131W TO 15N131W TO 11N128W TO 14N120W TO 23N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.7N 127.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...300 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N125W TO 22N129W TO 19N131W TO 15N130W TO 15N126W TO 17N125W TO 21N125W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N123W TO 24N131W TO 19N135W TO 13N134W TO 10N130W TO 12N122W TO 21N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.5N 130.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...300 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N128W TO 22N130W TO 21N135W TO 17N134W TO 15N132W TO 17N129W TO 20N128W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N127W TO 25N132W TO 20N140W TO 10N134W TO 13N124W TO 16N129W TO 21N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. .TROPICAL STORM HONE W OF AREA NEAR 15.9N 142.2W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 22 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS W OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 20N139W TO 21N140W TO 16N140W TO 19N139W TO 20N139W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N137W TO 22N140W TO 21N140W TO 19N139W TO 14N140W TO 18N136W TO 20N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HONE WELL WNW OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 19.5N139W TO 21N140W TO 17N140W TO 17.5N139.5W TO 18.5N139W TO 19.5N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS MERGED WITH GILMA. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .LOW PRES...EP92...NEAR 14N112W 1009 MB. WITHIN 17N110W TO 16N114W TO 14N115W TO 11N114W TO 10N109W TO 11N108W TO 17N110W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 14N114.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 13N111W TO 14N112W TO 15N117W TO 13N119W TO 10N115W TO 10N111W TO 13N111W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 15N118.5W 1004 MB. WITHIN 19N117W TO 17N120W TO 12N120W TO 15N118W TO 12N118W TO 14N116W TO 19N117W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N122W TO 27N123W TO 28N119W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 29N118W TO 30N119W TO 28N120W TO 28N117W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N95W TO 16N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 1920 UTC THU AUG 22... .HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. NUMEROUS MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .LOW PRES...EP92...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG BETWEEN 60 NM AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N74W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N81W TO 09N100W TO 13N105W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 77W AND 106W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.