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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG  4.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GIL NEAR 16.5N 125.1W 991 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 02
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...120
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N121W TO 21N124W TO 21N129W TO 17N128W TO
14N124W TO 16N121W TO 19N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N116W TO 24N128W TO 06N128W TO 11N118W
TO 16N114W TO 24N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GIL NEAR 19.0N 130.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270
NM E SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N128W TO 24N132W TO
22N136W TO 19N135W TO 18N130W TO 19N128W TO 22N128W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 19N122W TO
26N128W TO 23N140W TO 13N140W TO 15N136W TO 09N129W TO 19N122W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GIL NEAR 20.2N 134.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GIL NEAR 21.1N 136.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM
SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N135W TO 25N139W TO 24N140W TO
21N140W TO 20N137W TO 23N133W TO 25N135W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 25N129W TO 28N133W TO 27N140W
TO 12N140W TO 10N137W TO 15N132W TO 25N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M 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.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.WITHIN 22N130W TO 24N133W TO 24N140W TO 11N140W TO 13N131W TO
22N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH GIL ABOVE.

.WITHIN 05N93W TO 07N100W TO 03.4S100W TO 03.4S87W TO 00N92W TO
05N93W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S80W TO 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
02S80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL AND EXCEPT LEE OF
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N111W TO 05N125W TO 00N130W TO
00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S105W TO 02N111W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N117W TO 17N119W TO 15N120W TO
13N119W TO 12N118W TO 14N116W TO 17N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0250 UTC SAT AUG 2...

.HURRICANE GIL...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
CONVECTION FROM 14N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 122W AND 126W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 118W
AND 127W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 09N104W TO 11N111W. IT RESUMES
FROM 12N126W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 98W...FROM 05N TO 17N BETWEEN
100W AND 112W...AND FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.