FZPN03 KNHC 260958
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

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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.
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SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.1N 135.9W 977 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 26
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS
105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND
135 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N133W
TO 22N135W TO 22N137W TO 20N139W TO 17N138W TO 17N136W TO 20N133W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
23N132W TO 26N138W TO 24N140W TO 11N140W TO 11N136W TO 15N132W TO
23N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GILMA NEAR 18.5N 138.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N138W TO 22N140W TO 18N140W TO 17N139W TO 18N137W TO
19N137W TO 22N138W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 21N135W TO 23N136W TO 24N140W TO 13N140W TO
18N137W TO 18N136W TO 21N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GILMA W OF THE AREA NEAR 19.0N
143.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE.
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 21N139W TO 22N140W TO 19N140W TO
19.5N139W TO 21N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 16.3N 123.9W 1001 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
26 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 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 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N122W
TO 20N124W TO 17N126W TO 15N124W TO 15N122W TO 17N121W TO
19N122W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.0N 127.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM
SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N124W TO 21N126W TO 21N129W TO 19N130W TO
16N129W TO 16N125W TO 19N124W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HECTOR NEAR 17.7N 131.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 N SEMICIRCLE
AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
21N129W TO 22N131W TO 21N134W TO 17N135W TO 16N132W TO 19N128W TO
21N129W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N116W TO 29N116W TO
28N116W TO 28N114W TO 29N114W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY... NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N116W TO 29N116W TO
28N116W TO 28N114W TO 29N114W TO 29N115W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA AND SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY... NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 0940 UTC MON AUG 26...

.HURRICANE GILMA...NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN
134W AND 137W.

.TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 12N TO 17N
BETWEEN 122W AND 126W.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 94W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM
08N TO 16N BETWEEN 85W AND 102W.

.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 110W...WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO
13N BETWEEN 104W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 10N100W TO 10N114W.
SEE SECTION ABOVE FOR CONVECTION INFORMATION.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.