000 FZPN03 KNHC 240336 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT AUG 24 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 26. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.5N 128.4W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 24 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 121W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.0N 131.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. LITTLE CHANGE IN SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 126W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.4N 135.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE LITTLE CHANGE. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 24N BETWEEN 128W AND 140W 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. .FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING E SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .LOW PRES...EP92...NEAR 15N115W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 16N119W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 120 SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 16N122W 1006 MB. WITHIN 210 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. . N OF 16N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...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 0315 UTC SAT AUG 23... .HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 126W AND 131W. .LOW PRES...EP92...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG W OF THE LOW FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 116W AND 119W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 99W N OF 08N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS W OF THE WAVE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 102W AND 105W. .SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 08N E OF 79W TO INLAND COLOMBIA. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 10N95W TO 10N105W. THERE IS NO MONSOON TROUGH OR ITCZ ANALYZED WEST OF 105W DUE TO THE DISRUPTION CREATED BY THE CIRCULATIONS OF EP92 AND HURRICANE GILMA. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG W OF THE MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 106W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 100W AND 104W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.