000 FZPN03 KNHC 250331 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN AUG 25 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SUN AUG 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 26. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 17.8N 131.8W 955 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 25 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 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 120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 128W AND 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.1N 134.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 25N BETWEEN 131W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.5N 138.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER... EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 14N TO 24N W OF 133W 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. .LOW PRES...EP92...NEAR 16N119W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 16N123W 1005 MB. LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...EP92...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 16N127W 1004 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 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 0315 UTC SUN AUG 25... .HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT... 90 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 129W AND 134W. .INVEST EP92...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT OF THE LOW. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 119W AND 122W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 17N120W. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 104W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN THE WAVE AND 109W. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 12N95W TO 12N99W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXETNDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N96W TO 10N108W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 83W AND 85W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.