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FZPN03 KNHC 022157
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT AUG 2 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG  4.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 18.3N 128.6W 992 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 02
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE...240
NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 21N127W TO 23N130W TO 23N133W TO 20N134W TO 17N131W TO
19N126W TO 21N127W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M IN MIXED
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N120W TO 26N126W TO 24N140W TO
14N140W TO 14N134W TO 08N130W TO 19N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 20.6N 133.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N133W TO
25N137W TO 23N139W TO 20N138W TO 20N134W TO 25N133W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 24N128W TO 28N133W TO 27N140W TO 12N140W TO 07N132W TO
18N128W TO 24N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN E TO
SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GIL NEAR 21.6N 136.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GIL NEAR 22.3N 139.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 23.5N139W TO 24.5N140W TO 23N140W TO
22.5N139W TO 23.5N139W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M IN E TO
SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N135W TO 30N140W TO 17N140W
TO 21N138W TO 23N135W TO 26N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M IN E TO SE 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.

.WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 16N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO
15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 08N99W TO 08N101W TO 07N101W TO 06N100W TO 07N99W TO
08N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 02.5S82W TO 02.5S82.5W TO 03S86W TO 03.4S87.5W TO
03.4S81.5W TO 02.5S82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO
SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S119W TO 03S119.5W TO 03S119.5W TO
03S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S118.5W TO 03S119W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N125W TO 00N127W TO 03.4S120W TO
02S120W TO 03.4S116W TO 03.4S108W TO 02N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
12N118W 1007 MB. WITHIN 12N116W TO 12N117W TO 11N117W TO 11N116W
TO 12N116W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN S TO SW
SWELL. WITHIN 15N118W TO 16N119W TO 15N120W TO 14N120W TO 14N119W
TO 15N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
13N119W 1005 MB. WITHIN 13N117W TO 13N119W TO 12N118W TO
10N119W TO 11N118W TO 12N117W TO 13N117W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N117W TO
17N121W TO 13N123W TO 12N120W TO 08N118W TO 09N116W TO 16N117W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N123W TO 29.5N122.5W TO
29N121.5W TO 29.5N121W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
M IN N SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC SAT AUG 2...

.TROPICAL STORM GIL...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N BETWEEN 124W AND 133W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N74.5W TO 08N85W TO 09.5N91W TO 09N102W TO
12.5N115W THEN RESUMES FROM 12N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION N OF 03.5N AND E OF 82W...FROM
07.5N TO 09.5N BETWEEN 83W AND 93W...FROM 06N TO 14.5N BETWEEN
93W AND 103W...AND FROM 07N TO 18N BETWEEN 93W AND 117W.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 06.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 130W AND
140W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.